Anxiety and depression can be treated with the aid of Chinese medicine, but Chinese medicine is not the main treatment for anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression is equivalent to the Chinese medicine of depression, depression is due to emotional disorders, physical factors and other factors that lead to stagnation of qi, to depression, emotional restlessness, fullness in the chest, chest and ribs distension and pain, easy to be angry and good at crying and so on as the manifestation of the disease. In Chinese medicine, the basic treatment principle for depression is to regulate qi and open up depression, regulate qi, and make the emotions happy. For solid symptoms, the first step is to regulate qi and open up depression, and then combine with methods of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and lowering fire, etc. For deficiency symptoms, the first step is to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind (by nourishing the heart to stabilize the mind), tonify the heart and spleen (by using tonic medicines to replenish the heart and spleen), and nourish the liver and kidneys. Common traditional Chinese medicines used to assist in the treatment of the disease include Chai Hu, Xiang Fu, Chen Pi, Chuan Xiong, Paeoniae Alba, Dan Pi, Gardenia, Rhubarb, Semixia, Hou Pu, Jujubes, Licorice, and Angelica Sinensis. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time for consultation and specialized examination as well as treatment by the doctor, and should not use medicines blindly, so as not to lead to adverse consequences.