Obesity, is a human body eating more calories than consumption, to the body fat accumulation of excessive and caused by more than the standard weight of the disease. Now more with body mass index to measure, the so-called body mass index is: weight (kg) / height (m) 2 < 25, such as ≥ 25 for heavy, ≥ 30 for obese. According to the survey data of 16 European countries, the prevalence of obesity in men ranges from 15% to 30%, and in women ranges from 17.6% to 52%. In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, China's obese patients are increasing. This disease often complicates or aggravates hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, gallstone disease and some infectious diseases, which is very dangerous to human health. The occurrence of obesity mainly has the genetic quality, metabolic characteristics and biochemical defects, dietary factors and lifestyle, food central balance disorder, mental factors, etc., and the relationship with nutritional metabolism is particularly close. The modern western medicine uses the medicine and the surgery therapy, has certain toxic side effects and the contraindication, therefore the Chinese medicine treats this disease has been paid more and more attention. Obesity as early as in "Huangdi Neijing" that there are records, and has observed the harm of obesity. Such as "Su Wen Tong evaluation of deficiency theory" pointed out: "where the disease, servant strikes, partial withering, impotence and convulsions", "gas full of hair rebellion, sweet and fat nobleman is sorghum of the disease." In the Tang Dynasty, the "Thousand Gold Essentials" contains symptoms such as "flesh is actually sitting in a safe place, unable to move, panting". Jin Yuan period Li Dong Yuan "spleen and stomach theory" further on the obesity disease pathogenesis made an analysis: "spleen and stomach are prosperous, then can eat and fat, spleen and stomach are deficient, then can not eat and thin, or less food and fat, although fat and limbs do not lift, cover spleen real and evil Qi Sheng also." The above discussion has laid the theoretical foundation for the understanding and treatment of this disease in Chinese medicine. Modern Chinese medicine research on this disease first emerged in foreign countries, from 1973 that is, research and trial of acupuncture for weight loss, the initial ear acupuncture treatment is the main. The domestic literature was first published in 1974, and the early days were dominated by auricular acupuncture. In the 1980s, the treatments have become more diverse. Most of them are guided by the theory of Chinese medicine, with the principle of diagnosis and treatment, respectively, using diagnosis and treatment of disease, typology, no fixed prescription, and adding and subtracting with the evidence. It also includes acupuncture therapy, acupuncture and medicine method, qigong massage, external application of compresses and other methods. Various places have also tried to make various kinds of pills, tablets, weight loss tea, syrup, etc., which have achieved better results. So far, more than 100 reports have been published, and according to 89 statistical cases, the number of cases reached 8578, of which 1832 cases were treated with traditional Chinese medicine alone, 6681 cases were treated with acupuncture, auricular pressure pills and auricular buried needles, and 65 cases were treated with massage, all achieving satisfactory results. It not only has less toxic side effects, but also has the effect of lowering lipids and blood pressure. At present, the use of Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment, the efficacy is mostly in the 70% to 90%. In addition, some have carried out basic research on the weight loss of Chinese medicine: some people reported that when observing the anti-aging effect of Chinese medicine with domestic silkworms, it was found that Cistanches and yucca could significantly reduce the amount of mulberry eating, and Cistanches, Cuscuta and Huangjing plus Cistanches also had different degrees of reduction, but the life span of domestic silkworms was extended. There are also the results of selecting enzymes and receptors to screen the physiological activities of commonly used herbal medicines, and it was found that bone marrow, date palm, tribulus terrestris and gardenia all had anti-appetite activity, and the first three also had mental health activity. Japanese scholars also reported that giving gold sulfur glucose and high sugar feed can make artificial obese mice, as a model to examine the anti-obesity mechanism of action of soy saponins. The above information suggests that certain herbs may have anti-appetite effects and thus weight loss, and that anti-appetite or weight loss may be beneficial for anti-aging and life extension. The research in this area shows the broad prospect of Chinese medicine for the treatment of obesity. Prevention of obesity 1.Adhere to one hour of exercise every day, to the extent of feeling fatigue. 2, recommended brisk walking, jogging, for knee joint problems can do some in bed exercise, such as empty pedal bicycle, lie flat leg lift, etc. 3.Traditional exercise eight duanjin, five birds play, 24 qi guide health method, healthy heart health exercise are suitable methods.