To study the differentiation and treatment rule of dysmenorrhea with traditional Chinese medicine.Methods:Literature related to the treatment of dysmenorrhea with traditional Chinese medicine from 1988 to 2019 was retrieved from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)，and the medical cases were studied by text analysis using Medcasever38，an experience inheritance assistant platform from famous traditional Chinese medicine veterans.Results:There were 131 literature，involving 104 medical cases and 128 patients for a total of 332 consultations，and 92 symptoms，33 pathogenesis，27 tongue manifestations，17 pulse manifestations，and 249 medicinal materials were included.Conclusion:The specific symptom of dysmenorrhea in traditional Chinese medicine treatment was abdominal pain，with blood clots，dark color of menstruation，cold hands and feet，and soreness of the lower back，and having dark red tongue with thin and white coating and deep，thread and wiry pulse.The core pathogenesis was static blood obstruction，and the common treatment principles were moving qi，resolving stasis，activating blood and stopping pain using Radix Angelicae Sinensis，Radix Paeoniae Alba，Radix Glycyrrhizae，Rhizoma Corydalis and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong.