Objective To investigate the anti-osteoporosis mechanism of psoralen by observing its effect on E_2,ER_β,TNF-α, and IL-17 in ovariectomized rats. Methods Seventy-two 3-month-old SD female rats were randomly allocated into sham operation group,model group,estradiol group,Zhuanggu Zhitong (ZGZT) capsule group,the high psoralen dosage group,and the low psoralen dosage group,with 12 rats in each group. Except the rats in the sham operation group,the rats in the other groups were ovariectomized bilaterally. The medicines were given to rats via int...