1. Objective  With the improvement of living standard and alteration of food structure, morbidityrate of hyperlipemia has skyrocketed year after year. Its effective treatment is of great significance for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. For recent years, the intervention of Chinese medicine(CM) has brought new ideas and methods for the treatment of hyperlipemia. This clinical study selected those with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects, whose curative effect of catgut embedding is to be explored in this study.  2. Methods  The literature study probed into the understanding of hyperlipedimia by distinguished ancient and contemporary Chinese medicine practitioners, and reviewed the clinical research progress of hyperlipemia treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Based on all these literatures, summary and prospect were drawn.  The clinical study selected 60 cases with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects, who were randomized into two groups according to the internalization standard and exclusion standard, i.e catgut embedding group and medication group, 30 cases in each group. The catgut embedding group were treated with catgut embedding once every 2 weeks as a course of treatment, and its treatment lasted 6 weeks. The medication group were given medication of Xuezhikang Capsule, 2 pills every time and twice every day for continually 6 weeks. Indexes of blood lipids and TCM symptomatic scores were detected before and after treatment in the two groups.  3. Results  Results of literature study  Literature study revealed that Chinese medicine had kept records of etiology, pathology of hyperlipemia. With simple manipulation and lasting effect, catgut embedding therapy was strongly recommended for chronic and refractory diseases. There had been more and more clinical reports on hyperlipemia treated with catgut embedding therapy during these years. It is a effective and safe alternative for the treatment of hyperlipemia, and well worth further study for its promotion in clinical application.  3.2 Results of clinical study  3.2.1 The assessment of curative effect in blood lipids showed that both the catgut embedding group and medication group had gained satisfactory therapeutic effect, whose total effective rates in the improvement of blood-lipid levels indicated no significant difference (P>0.05).  3.2.2 The analysis of the relationship of curative effect in blood lipids of catgut embedding group and their CM syndromes revealed that the total effective rate of obstruction with tubid phlegm was much higher than that of yang deficiency of spleen and kidney with significant difference(P0.05).  4. Conclusion  The catgut embedding therapy has remarkable clinical curative effect, and its advantages are demonstrated in the improvement of CM symptoms, persistent stimulation in acupoints, fewer doctor visits. For all these positive aspects, the catgut embedding therapy deserves more clinical application.