Depression can be treated with traditional Chinese medicines such as Chai Hu Shuo Liver San, Dang Xiao Yi Yi San, Gentian Diarrhea Liver Tang, Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Gui Spleen Pill and so on, depending on the symptoms. Chinese medicine is generally used as an adjunctive treatment for the disease, and depression needs to take western medicine treatment mainly. Depressed patients with symptoms such as depression, chest tightness and stagnation of Qi, and loss of appetite can generally be given Chai Hu Shuo Liver San to ease the liver and other traditional Chinese medicines to ease the liver and relieve depression. Adverse effects and contraindications of Chai Hu Shuo Liver San are not clear. Patients with depression who are mainly in a trance, restless, sentimental and emotionally unstable are usually treated with Ganmai Dazao Tang and other herbs to nourish the heart and calm the mind (stabilizing the mind by nourishing the heart), and to harmonize the middle and ease the urgency (relieving pain by regulating the spleen and stomach). The adverse effects and contraindications of Ganmai Dazao Tang are not clear, but it should be noted that it should not be used in cases of epilepsy with phlegm-fire internalization. Patients with depression who suffer from insomnia, loss of appetite, depression, and loose stools are usually treated with Qui Spleen Tang to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind, strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi. The adverse effects and contraindications of Guisheng Tang are not clear. Depressed patients are advised to consult a hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of a doctor to identify the use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, not self-medication.