What is the best and fastest food or soup for treating liver qi stagnation (poor qi and blood transportation in the liver and depression) is inconclusive. Generally speaking, medicines such as rosehip, Buddha’s hand and peppermint can be taken under the guidance of a physician to ease the liver and relieve stagnation (treating stagnation by unblocking the qi of the liver). 1. Rose is warm in nature, slightly bitter and sweet in taste, and belongs to the liver and spleen meridians. Its effects are to ease the Liver and relieve depression, activate Blood circulation and relieve pain (relieving pain by removing Blood stasis). It can be used for treating distension and pain in the chest and ribs, irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast distension and pain, bruises, etc. It is not recommended for people with Yin deficiency and fire. It is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and fire. 2. Buddha’s hand is warm in nature, pungent, bitter and sour in flavor, and belongs to the liver, spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is effective in relieving liver stagnation and depression, regulating Qi and harmonizing the middle Jiao (regulating the Qi of the spleen and stomach so as to make the functions of the spleen and stomach smooth), and drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm from the body with drugs that dry dampness). It can be used in treating liver-qi stagnation, chest and hypochondrium distension, pain in the epigastrium, prolonged cough with excessive phlegm, and chest tightness and pain. Caution should be exercised when there is heat in yin deficiency and no stagnation in qi deficiency. 3. Mentha piperita is cool in nature, pungent in flavor, and belongs to the lung and liver meridians. It is effective in dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, relieving pharynx and rashes, clearing the throat and rashes, and dispersing the liver and promoting the flow of qi. It can be used in treating wind-heat colds, headache, sore throat, impenetrable measles, liver depression and stagnation of qi (poor transportation of qi and blood in the liver, emotional depression). It should not be used by those with body weakness and excessive sweating. The above Chinese medicines should be taken under the guidance of a physician.