On the basis of CiteSpace，the research status，hotspots，and trends of the phlegm-damp constitution in China was analyzed，so as to provide a reference for further research.Methods:All related literature with phlegm-damp constitution as the research subject was retrieved from China national knowledge infrastructure(CNKI)，Chinese biomedical literature database(CBM)，China science periodical database(CSPD)，and Chinese citation database(CCD) from the establishment of these databases to December 2020.De-duplication was carried out by EndNote，and literature meeting the inclusion criteria was summarized by Excel.Visual analysis of authors，institutions，and keywords was carried out by CiteSpace.Results:A total of 440 pieces of literature were included.In the collaborative map of authors，377 authors were included.According to the statistics，there were 14 core authors，with 59 papers published，which accounted for 13.4% of the total volume.Specifically，Wang Qi was a key figure in the study on the phlegm-damp constitution，and the team with Wang Qi as the core has made remarkable research results.There were 253 institutions in the collaborative map of institutions，and 15 of them have published no less than four papers.Among them，Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has conducted extensive inter-institution and intra-institution cooperation.There were 408 keywords in the keyword map，and 35 of them appeared no less than five times.There were eight keywords playing a role as a bridge，and 12 meaningful clusters were formed.Conclusion:The research on the phlegm-damp constitution in China mainly focuses on the relationship between phlegm-damp constitution and related diseases and the recuperation of the phlegm-damp constitution.The research on the relationship between phlegm-damp constitution and related diseases mainly focuses on the study on metabolic syndrome，polycystic ovary syndrome，and stroke，and the recuperation of phlegm-damp constitution mainly pays attention to traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) nursing intervention，TCM health management，meal regulation，acupuncture treatment，and ear acupuncture therapy.The research trend of the phlegm-damp constitution is related to the prevention and control of metabolic chronic diseases，mainly in the aspects of diabetes and prediabetes，prehypertension，preventive treatment of disease，and constitution recuperation by acupuncture treatment.