Ma Tao，Zhang Xiaogang

(Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China)

Abstract：

Osteoporosis (OP) is a chronic systemic bone disease caused by bone metabolism disorder. Intestinal microecosystem is the most complex and important microecosystem in human body. Modern studies have found that gut microecosystem can effectively regulate bone metabolism. According to Chinese medicine, kidney governs bone and generates marrow, so the occurrence of bone diseases is closely related to the normal function of kidney. In this paper,based on the research achievement of modern molecular biology "intestinal microecology", the author expounds the process of regulating bone metabolism and preventing osteoporosis by the intestinal microecology of kidney meridian of Chinese medicine, and finally discusses the scientificity of treating osteoporosis from "kidney" of Chinese medicine, so as to provide a new research way for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis by Chinese medicine.

Key Words：

Traditional Chinese Medicine; Kidney; Intestinal microecology; Osteoporosis