Osteoporosis(OP)is a common disease. With the rapid ageing of the population, the prevention and treatment of OP has become one of the hotspots and difficulties in modern medical research. In recent years, the researches in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of OP are increasing, which has made some achievements in treating OP. In the present article, based on research of literatures in recent years, we focused on analyzing the etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation and treatment of OP from TCM point of view, discussed the current achievements in the treatment of OP, pointed out the existing problems in the researches and looked into the future prospects of treating OP using TCM. Our aim was to provide some new clues for medical workers and researchers engaged in the clinical and basic research of OP, in order to provide better guidance for future scientific research and clinical work. |