Chinese medicines are not directly used for the treatment of carotid atherosclerotic plaques, but are used to improve the associated clinical symptoms. The specific efficacy is related to a variety of factors such as the patient’s condition and it is difficult to generalize. Chinese medicine believes that the formation of carotid atherosclerotic plaque is mainly related to factors such as spleen deficiency, water-dampness, phlegm and blood stasis. Therefore, when treating this disease, Chinese medicine practitioners often use traditional Chinese medicines that have the efficacy of strengthening the spleen, dispelling dampness, resolving phlegm, resolving turbidity, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, etc., so as to achieve both symptomatic and fundamental treatments. Moreover, Chinese medicine practitioners will combine the overall condition of the patient with the four diagnostic methods in the treatment of the disease, so as to identify the symptoms and administer the treatment. Therefore, the clinical symptoms of carotid atherosclerotic plaques can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Peiyuan Tongbrain Capsule and Raw Chicken Neijin Powder. The adverse effects of the above prescriptions are not clear. If the patient has carotid atherosclerotic plaque, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor reasonable use of medication, do not take medication on their own, so as not to cause adverse effects.