Because of its safety and low-cost， traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nurturing therapy is considered as an optimal choice for premenstrual syndrome patients.Papers on CM nurturing therapy treating PMS published from 1984 to 2012 were retrieved and analyzed.The final included 13 studies introduced five therapeutic types， respectively， tuina， acupoint sticking， ear acupuncture， qigong and emotional therapy.The analysis and appraisal on the papers showed that the literature quality was low， with only 3 RCTs， 3 non-randomization and 7 without control groups.The average appraisal score was 43， and the highest score was 57， the lowest score was 19.In conclusion， the total quality and quantity of literatures on TCM nurturing therapy clinical are low.Until now， there is not enough literature evidence to support the validity of such therapy.More clinical researches with higher quantity are urgently needed in the future for the generalization of TCM nurturing therapy.