The preventive and curative effects of Chinese medicine on hormone side effects 1, adrenocortisolism: long-term high dose of hormones can cause fat and water and salt metabolism disorders, manifested as centripetal obesity, full-moon face, buffalo back, thin skin with purple lines, hairy, acne, swelling, hypokalemia and other types of Koxin syndrome, the clinical often with clearing heat and nourishing yin, dampness and diuretic drugs, such as raw earth, scutellaria, maitake, Zhi Mu, Fu Ling, Zelig, pig ling, etc. 2, secondary infection: hormone in the process of use, common secondary infection, and infection can aggravate the disease, therefore, the prevention and control of secondary infection in hormone therapy should be attached great importance. In the treatment, heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs can be added, such as honeysuckle, forsythia, dacryophyllum, panax quinquefolium, gardenia, Zhi Mu, Huang Lian, scutellaria, gentian grass, Xia Ku Cao, septoria, etc.. And according to the specific infection site and increase or decrease, such as pharyngeal infection, add forsythia, shotgun, etc.; respiratory tract infection, add honeysuckle, fishy grass, plate blue root, big green leaf, etc.; urinary tract infection, add white flower and snake tongue grass, money grass, stone weed, etc. 3, neuropsychiatric symptoms: small doses of corticosteroids can cause mental euphoria, while large doses can cause excitement, restlessness, insomnia, inattention and agitation and other psychiatric symptoms, clinical use can be added to nourish blood and calm the mind, sedative and tranquilizing drugs, such as sour date, cypress seed, ginger, jujube, lily, nightshade, heliotrope, mother-of-pearl, raw oyster and other drugs to improve symptoms and reduce the patient’s pain. 4, gastrointestinal symptoms: long-term high-dose hormone use can induce or aggravate the occurrence of gastric and duodenal ulcers, causing bleeding or even perforation, so the gastrointestinal symptoms should be noted during the long-term use of corticosteroids in high doses, such as ulcers can be added with calcined corrugated, cuttlebone, cardamom, dogwood, Buddha’s hand, sand, peony, poria, etc.; bleeding can be added with raw earth, lotus root, cynthia, pu huang, palm charcoal etc. 5, osteoporosis and femoral head necrosis: long-term use of large doses of hormones can lead to disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolism, the formation of osteoporosis, and even femoral head necrosis. It has been found that along with calcium supplementation, some herbal medicines that tonify the kidneys and activate the blood and relax the muscles and channels, such as bone marrow, puzzle nut, cuscuta, bacopa monniera, Chuanjian, dulcimer, dog’s back, red peony, danshen, Chuanxiu knee, chuanxiong, trigon, curcuma, chicken blood vine, etc., can effectively prevent osteoporosis and femoral head necrosis. 6, edema aggravation: hormones, especially prednisone, have the effect of aggravating water and sodium retention. At the initial stage of applying large doses of hormones, edema may be aggravated clinically. At this time, it is often combined with water-relieving and anti-swelling herbs such as mulberry bark, big belly skin, poria skin, ginger skin, poria, zedoary, etc., which can each play a better role in prevention and treatment. 7, high coagulation: high coagulation is a phenomenon after hormone therapy, and is a common cause of recurrent disease or difficult to treat. Chinese medicine believes that the basic pathogenesis of hypercoagulability is stasis, which is caused by long-term application of hormones that help fire and heat, Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, heat and blood depletion, blood stickiness, poor flow and stasis, or Yin deficiency and fire, burning blood channels, blood overflowing outside the veins, stopping in the internal organs and becoming stasis. Therefore, the products to remove stasis and open the channels are often used throughout the hormone therapy. Therefore, the products to resolve blood stasis and open the channels are often used throughout the treatment of hormone. Peach kernel, safflower, red peony, salvia, Chuanxiong, motherwort, curcuma, trigon, dried ground dragon and scorpion are often used.