“Iron is an indispensable trace element for human body to maintain normal physiological function. From the new perspective of "systematic iron homeostasis imbalance", researchers combed the research progress of the relationship between iron homeostasis imbalance and atherosclerosis, combined modern medical mechanism with the theory of "blood stasis and toxin interaction" of traditional Chinese medicine, explored the molecular mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine to regulate iron homeostasis, and provided new ideas for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.”