Both qi depression and qi deficiency belong to the unique concepts in Chinese medicine theory, and the difference between the two mainly focuses on the differences in causes, manifestations and results. Patients with qi deficiency are mostly associated with congenital weakness, acquired weakness of the spleen and stomach, and prolonged illness. Typical manifestations of qi deficiency include fear of coldness, lack of warmth in the limbs, weakness, little speech, a white complexion, weak sweating during sleep that stops when one wakes up, and a cold posterior back. Those with severe qi deficiency may show breathlessness after doing just a little bit of strength work, which can seriously affect the patient’s life and quality of existence. Patients with qi deficiency are mostly associated with abnormal emotional tension, stressful living environment, liver qi not sparing, etc. Typical symptoms can be seen as stuffy and bloated feeling, good tai hua, more melancholy, not wanting to eat or eat to vomit, easy to transform fire and generate phlegm, etc. Such patients are mostly injured by their emotions due to qi deficiency, therefore, in addition to taking relevant medications for treatment, they need to be paired with treatments for regulating the emotions and moods in order to alleviate qi deficiency. In addition to medication, emotional treatment, patients should also do their best not to stay up late at night, do not smoke, do not drink, do not eat cold and spicy stimulating food. People with qi depressive constitution should try to increase outdoor activities, live in a quiet environment to prevent the noisy environment from affecting the mood, maintain regular sleep, and avoid drinking tea, coffee and cocoa before going to bed, which have the effect of refreshing and waking up the brain. Patients with qi deficiency or qi depression should seek medical treatment in time to receive standardized treatment, and should not do it on their own, so as not to affect their health.