The liver has a draining effect, like to relax and evil depression. If the liver is not drained or depressed, it can cause liver qi stagnation. Clinical manifestations are mostly seen in dysthymic pain. Chest tightness. distension. Belching. Women with irregular menstruation and other symptoms. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is the organ that collects blood and has the function of unblocking the body’s qi and regulating blood flow; the normal activities of all human tissues depend on the regulation of qi and blood. The liver has a special significance for women in particular. According to Chinese medicine, women have blood as the basis and liver as the precursor. Long-term emotional discomfort and excessive thinking will gradually lead to the poor flow of Qi and blood in women, stagnation of Qi and blood stasis, thus liver qi stagnation, and lead to a variety of gynecological diseases. For women aged 25-35, the signs of liver qi stagnation are irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast lumps and emotional disorders, while emotional changes and the menstrual cycle are clearly linked: irritability, uncontrollable “nameless fire”, depression and anxiety; irregular menstrual cycle, irregular menstrual volume, dripping swelling and pain in the breasts, which is more obvious before the menstrual period. For women aged 35-45, liver qi stagnation is more often manifested as symptoms of emotional disorders, such as irritability, irritable, nameless fire, panic, nervousness, anxiety and other typical emotional changes, accompanied by dizziness and headache, insomnia and forgetfulness, hot flashes and night sweats, loss of appetite and other related symptoms, which is close to the modern western medicine called menopause syndrome. At the same time, liver qi stagnation and heat can cause qi and blood to stagnate in the face, resulting in a loss of harmony between qi and blood in the face, which can manifest itself in women as a yellowish face, pallor, or in severe cases, chloasma, affecting the overall mental outlook of women. 2, the causes of liver qi stagnation Chinese medicine believes that “liver is wood, like to regulate the reach”. Just like a tree, it likes to grow freely and does not like to be bound. Chinese medicine also believes that “anger hurts the liver”, can you imagine a tree growing happily under a glass cover? Therefore, bad emotions are the primary cause of liver qi stagnation. Of course, other diseases can also lead to liver qi stagnation. Once suffering from a serious illness or a long-term chronic wasting disease, it will also affect one’s mood and thus the liver; on the other hand, the disease itself will cause the body’s qi and blood to run poorly, thus leading to liver qi stagnation. (1) What can be done to relieve liver depression? If you are unfortunate enough to have symptoms of liver qi stagnation, you may wish to take some expert advice: firstly, try to maintain a cheerful mood and engage in appropriate physical exercise and other activities to get rid of depression and relax your mood; secondly, make reasonable adjustments to your diet and maintain good habits, avoid spicy food and stop smoking and drinking; finally, consider taking the necessary medication, such as Zuoyao Pill — It is traditionally used for dry mouth and throat, fatigue, loss of appetite, and painful swelling of the ribs. It is based on the famous formula of Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of medical science, “Si Yan San”, and is known as “Yi Yao” because of its ability to significantly improve the mental state of people, and it is a good medicine to soothe the liver and nourish the blood. It has been praised as “the holy medicine of female medicine” by Ye Tianshi, a famous doctor in Qing Dynasty.