The treatment of chest congestion with Chinese medicine requires identification of the symptoms before prescribing medicines according to the patient’s pattern, and the causes of chest congestion include stagnation of qi, blood stasis, and so on. According to different causes and symptoms, different types of Chinese medicines are prescribed, such as Allium cepa and Yanhusuo. 1. Allium sativum can promote Yang dispersal, move Qi and direct stagnation. It is used for chest paralysis and heart pain, epigastric and abdominal plumpness (stomach fullness and discomfort) and distension, diarrhea and dysentery. 2. Yanhusuo can activate blood circulation, move Qi, and relieve pain. It is used for pain in the chest and ribs, epigastric pain, chest paralysis, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stagnation, swelling and pain. 3. Xiang Fu can relieve liver stagnation, regulate qi and broaden the middle (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), regulate menstruation and relieve pain. It is used for liver depression and stagnation of qi, chest and hypochondrium distension and pain, hernia pain, breast distension and pain, spleen and stomach stagnation of qi, gastrointestinal and abdominal plumbing, distension and pain, menstrual irregularities, menstrual cramps and dysmenorrhea. If you feel unwell, you should seek medical advice promptly.