Abstract： Objective： To observe the effect of Chinese medicine emotional nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). Methods： A total of 118 cases of COPD patients were divided into the study group and the control group according to the random number table method，59 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine nursing， and the study group was additionally given Chinese medicine emotional nursing based on the treatment of the control group. Before and after intervention，the oxygen partial pressure and the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the two groups were compared. Before and after treatment， the scores of Self- rating Depression Scale(SDS)， Self- rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)， Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) and compliance in the two groups were evaluated，and the nursing satisfaction in the two groups was compared. Results：Before intervention，there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of oxygen partial pressure and the partial pressure of carbon dioxide between the two groups(P＞0.05). After intervention，the oxygen partial pressures in the two groups were increased when compared with those before intervention，and the one in the study group was higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05)；the partial pressure of carbon dioxide was decreased，and the one in the study group was lower(P＜0.05). Before intervention，there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of the scores of SDS，SAS and MMSE between the two groups(P＞0.05). After intervention，the scores of SDS and SAS in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before intervention， and the MMSE scores were increased(P＜0.05)； the scores of SDS and SAS in the study group were lower than those in the control group， and the MMSE score was higher(P＜0.05). The compliance score in the study group was higher than that in the control group(P＜ 0.05). The nursing satisfaction was 94.92% in the study group， higher than that of 81.36% in the control group， the difference being significant(P＜0.05). Conclusion：Chinese medicine emotional nursing for COPD has significant effect，and can relieve negative emotions， improve blood gas indicators， cognitive ability， compliance and nursing satisfaction， and maintain a good doctor-patient relationship.