Objective:To analyze the composition and compatibility principles of the Chinese medicine that can prevent and treat obesity. Method:The 167 valid references were included after retrieving the Chinese biomedical literature database (CBM) according to the research purpose. We collected the information related to disease syndrome

prescription

and Chinese medicine from clinical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) literature by artificial way. Then we analyzed the compatibility characteristics of Chinese medicine using frequency statistics

association rules and complex network analysis methods. Result:We screened out 209 prescriptions for obesity in clinical used

and identified the top ten high-frequency commonly used medicines. 588 Chinese medicinal combinations were obtained by association rules

and the core herbs and basic prescriptions for obesity were determined preliminarily. Conclusion:Poria

Alismatis Rhizoma

Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Crataegi Fructus were core herbs for obesity by analyzing. The mechanism was related to replenishing spleen and Qi

expelling dampness and phlegm

and supplemented with cathartic

Qi-regulating drugs

and blood activating herbs according to actual pathogenic condition to achieve the purpose of curing.