Altitude sickness refers to the pulmonary-brain syndrome induced by insufficient adaptability or maladjustment to the low-pressure hypoxic environment when entering the plateau from the plain or rising from the lowaltitude area to the high-altitude area in a short time. It is a serious threat to human physical and mental health. This paper systematically reviews the western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness

so as to provide reference for the medication for altitude sickness.