Soothing the liver and nourishing the liver are two different functions. Shugan method is generally used to treat the syndrome of liver depression and qi stagnation, and most of them are qi-promoting drugs. Nourishing the liver is generally used to treat liver blood deficiency's syndrome or other deficiency syndromes, and most of them are tonic drugs.

Chaihu soothes the liver and relieves depression, treating liver depression and qi stagnation; Paeonia lactiflora has the functions of nourishing blood, astringing yin, soothing liver and relieving pain, calming liver yang, and treating liver blood deficiency, chest pain, abdominal pain and hyperactivity of liver yang. Rhizoma Cyperi soothes the liver and relieves depression, and treats hypochondriac pain and abdominal pain caused by liver depression and qi stagnation; Green tangerine peel soothes the liver and breaks the qi, treating liver depression and qi stagnation.

Yang can be selected from Uncaria rhynchophylla, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Antelope Horn, Os Draconis, Concha Ostreae, Prunella vulgaris, Flos Chrysanthemi, etc.

Liver wind syndrome can be selected-bezoar, gastrodia elata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, earthworm, Bombyx Batryticatus, scorpion, centipede, buffalo horn, gentian, etc.

Liver wind deficiency syndrome can be selected-tortoise plastron, turtle shell, donkey-hide gelatin, white peony root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra chinensis and so on.

Nourishing the liver is very complicated and needs comprehensive consideration.

Deficiency of liver and kidney-mistletoe, acanthopanax bark, homalomena, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Dipsacus, Ciji, etc.

The more serious point is the loss of liver and kidney-tiger bone, Cynomorium songaricum, antler glue, psoralea corylifolia, Spatholobus suberectus, Morinda officinalis, Epimedium, Rhizoma Drynariae and so on. Deficiency of heart, liver and blood-Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Colla Corii Asini, Arillus Longan, Caulis Spatholobi, Fructus Lycii, Semen Sesami Niger, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, Cortex Cinnamomi, etc.

Yin deficiency of liver and kidney-Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Asparagi, Radix Scrophulariae, Herba Dendrobii, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Cortex Phellodendri, Carapax Trionycis, Achyranthis Radix, Herba Taxilli, Fructus Lycii, Semen Astragali Complanati, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Cornus officinalis, etc.

Liver blood deficiency-Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Caulis Spatholobi, etc.

The above are the symptoms corresponding to soothing the liver and nourishing the liver in traditional Chinese medicine, and the right medicine is needed.