This article discusses the connotation of postmenopausal osteoporosis in Chinese medicine theory from the perspective of "essence insufficiency "

and analyzes the Chinese medicine prevention and treatment of the common syndromes of the postmenopausal osteoporosis based on the treatment principle of "being treated with thickflavored tonics". The authors think that "essence insufficiency"is the root cause of postmenopausal osteoporosis

while "form insufficiency"is the presentation; as for the prevention and treatment for the common syndromes of postmenopausal osteoporosis

the conditions need to "be treated with thick-flavored tonics"based on "supplementing essence"

and meanwhile combined with other Chinese herbs corresponding to the different accompanied syndromes in clinic.