Abstract: Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the pathogenesis of thrombosis is blood stasis obstructing blood vessels.In this paper,the author puts forwards the view that in treating thrombosis in the middle-aged and the elderly,attention should be paid to the application of the method of nourishing yin and promoting the production of body fluid.Emphasis should be laid on nourishing yin,protecting vessels,promoting blood circulation and dispersing stasis.In clinical practice,it is advisable to use drugs that are cool,nourishing and tonifying,together with those for activating blood circulation and invigorating qi.