| Osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic bone disease characterized by bone loss, impaired bone quality，and reduced bone strength，which leads to the increase of bone fragility and tendency to fracture. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)，it is called flaccidity of bones or bone bi-disease. TCM has a unique understanding and treatment method of osteoporosis, and also has made some achievement in recent years. Based on the study of literatures in recent years, and combined with kidney for treating the root, spleen for treating the root, and theory of blood stasis and other traditional Chinese medicine theory, this paper analyzes emphatically from the etiology and pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, specific prescriptions and medications, and acupuncture therapy, to achieve better understanding and to take advantage of Chinese medicine in the treatment of osteoporosis. |