Chinese medicine alone usually cannot cure nephrotic syndrome, but it can control the patient’s condition to a certain extent. Nephrotic syndrome is mainly caused by infection, drugs, immunity, genetics, environment and many other factors, this disease can not be completely cured by Chinese medicine, only through the Chinese medicine to improve the condition, and the prognosis of individual differences, different causes and types of pathology are influential factors. Although nephrotic syndrome cannot be cured by traditional Chinese medicine, it can reduce kidney damage to a certain extent, improve related symptoms and enhance the quality of life if the treatment is based on evidence. If nephrotic syndrome is diagnosed, patients need to follow the doctor’s instruction for standardized treatment as soon as possible to avoid further development of the disease, which may cause serious consequences.