The incidence of goiter has increased rapidly in recent years, and factors such as iodine excess, environmental pollution, ecological damage, dietary habits and life stress may have some relationship. Particularly worth mentioning is mental stress. Patients with goiter are commonly found in depressed and emotional female patients. Therefore, it is recommended to adjust your mind and maintain an optimistic mood, which can be of great help to thyroid tumors and even other diseases. What are the reasons for producing thyroid lumps? 1, autoimmune, such as toxic diffuse goiter and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. 2, infectious diseases, such as bacterial caused by acute septic thyroiditis, viral caused by viral thyroiditis also known as subacute thyroiditis. 3, neoplastic thyroid gland, including benign tumors such as papillary thyroid tumors, and malignant thyroid tumors such as follicular cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland, etc., which are causes of goiter. 4. Sporadic goiter caused by the relative increase in iodine requirement and insufficient intake during puberty, pregnancy and lactation. 5. It is also related to diet. It has been found that organic cyanide in cabbage can affect the oxidation of iodide, which affects the synthesis of thyroid hormones and subsequently causes compensatory enlargement of the thyroid gland. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: According to the Chinese medicine diagnosis, the treatment is based on the identification of the symptoms. 1. Qi stagnation type: The onset of the disease is related to mental factors, and the disease is located in the liver meridian. In addition to the neck swelling and pain in the chest, the tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is slippery. It can also be reduced by adding neem, aromatic herb, green peel, Chen Pi, Mu Xiang, August Zha, sand, heliotrope shell, blood Yu Char, and Di Yu. 2.Blood stasis type: sudden appearance of neck swelling, mostly accompanied by discomfort or pain, hard texture of the swelling, purple and dull tongue, petechiae, and moist and astringent pulse. It can also be reduced by using Danshen, Trigonella, Curcuma longa, Zelenia, Wang Bu Liu Xing, Boswellia, Myrrh, Natural Copper, Dioscorea, Shi Jian Dian, Blood exhaustion, Blood Yu Char, and Di Yu. 3, phlegm coagulation type: the affected area is not red or hot, firm or cystic feeling when pressed, with thin and greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse, using the method of resolving phlegm and softening firmness, it is appropriate to use seaweed Yuhu Tang as the mainstay. It can also be treated with Xia Ku Cao, sea clam shell, sea pumice, raw oyster, yellow medicinal seed, mountain cicada, white mustard seed, blood remaining charcoal and ground elm with addition and subtraction.