There are many traditional Chinese medicines used to treat liver cirrhosis in clinic, among which the commonly used ones are: invigorating qi and strengthening spleen, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula and so on. Nourishing yin, such as Radix Asparagi, Radix Ophiopogonis, Radix Adenophorae, Fructus Lycii, Radix Rehmanniae, etc. Soothing liver and regulating qi, such as Fructus Aurantii, Radix Bupleuri, Radix Aucklandiae, Rhizoma Cyperi, Fructus Toosendan, Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis, Pericarpium Arecae, etc. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, such as Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Semen Persicae, Carthami Flos and Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga. Soft and hard, such as tortoise shell, pangolin, oysters, etc.