To apply the self-made Yangwei Huxin Decoction to treat chronic heart failure patients of stomach yin deficiency type by the theory of pectoral qi. Methods:A hundred cases with anorexia of CHF patients were selected and divided into control group (n＝50) and treatment group (n＝50) according to the different treatments. Patients in the control group received conventional western medicine treatment, while patients in the treatment group additionally received Yangwei Huxin Decoction. The left ventricular ejection fraction, serum gastrin and motilin concentration, TCM syndrome score, Minnesota questionnaire on quality of life for heart failure and 6-minute-walk test were observed in the two groups. Results:The left ventricular ejection fraction, serum gastrin and motilin concentration, improvement in symptoms of the stomach yin deficiency type, quality of life scores and 6-minute-walk test of treatment group were better than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion:With the theory of pectoral qi, Yangwei Huxin Decoction in the treatment of anorexia of patients with chronic heart failure at symptomatic remission stage may enhance heart function, promote gastrointestinal hormone secretion, improve symptoms of patients and the quality of life of patients.