In recent years, pharmacological researches of Chinese medicine found that single Chinese medicines of tonifying kidney, such as epimedium, psoralen, eucommia, dipsacus, cistanche, velvet, curculigo and cynomorium had very good effects of resisting osteoporosis, significantly improving the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) , promoting hone formation, and preventing bone absorption. Based on the documentations from home and abroad, the overview had analyzed the current situation for providing new ideas and methods of osteoporosis prevention and treatment.