Lung impotence is the name of a Chinese medicine disease, which is regarded as pulmonary atelectasis or pulmonary fibrosis in Western medicine. The principle of clinical treatment for lung impotence is to tonify the lungs and generate fluids, and the traditional Chinese medicines applied are different according to the different types. Specifically, the deficiency-heat type can be treated with Maimendong Tang, while the deficiency-cold type can be treated with Licorice and Dried Ginger Tang. Lung impotence disease is difficult to treat, in addition to the application of traditional Chinese medicine, it should also be treated with regular oxygen inhalation and hyperbaric oxygen. Early prevention, prevention of wind-cold, exogenous diseases, in order to prevent induced lung impotence aggravation and treatment difficulty. In modern medicine, hormones as well as antibiotics can be applied for treatment, which can make the condition relatively stable.