Abstract: Objective: To observe the effect of medicated serum of Xihuang pills on the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of human thyroid cancer cell TPC- 1. Methods: SPF New Zealand white rabbits were given 4, 8 and 16 g/kg of Xihuang pills for gastric irrigation to prepare medicated serum of Xihuang pills with low, medium and high- concentration, and the control serum was prepared,so as to treat human thyroid cancer cell line TPC-1 respectively. TPC-1 cells growing at logarithmic phase were selected and divided into the low, medium and high- concentration groups and the control group, with five replications in each group;the medicated serum of Xihuang pills with low,medium and high-concentration and the control serum were applied respectively for intervention. Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) was used to detect the proliferation of cells after intervention for 24, 48 and 72 hours respectively; flow cytometry and Transwell chamber experiment were used respectively to detect the apoptosis rate and the number of transmembrane cells after 48 hours of intervention;realtime fluorescence quantitative-polymerase chain reaction method was used to detect the mRNA of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),cell adhesion molecule 1(CADM1),B-cell lymphoma- 2 gene(Bcl- 2) and Bcl- 2 associated X protein(Bax); western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of PCNA,CADM1,Bcl-2,Bax,and Cleaved Caspase-3 protein. Results:The OD values of MTT experiment at different time points in the low,medium and high-concentration groups were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05); the OD values of MTT experiment in 48 and 72 hours in the mediumconcentration group were lower than those in the low-concentration group(P<0.05),and the OD values of MTT experiment at different time points in the high-concentration group were lower(P<0.05);the OD values of MTT experiment at different time points in the high- concentration group were lower than those in the medium- concentration group(P<0.05). The apoptosis rates and the numbers of transmembrane cells in the low, medium and high- concentration groups were significantly increased when compared with those in the control group(P<0.05),with a concentration-dependent manner(P< 0.05). The relative expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 mRNA,and protein were lower in the groups of low,medium and high- concentration than in the control group(P<0.05), and the relative expression levels of Cleaved Caspase- 3 protein, CADM1,Bax mRNA and protein were higher(P<0.05);the relative expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 mRNA and protein in the medium and high- concentration groups were lower than those in the low- concentration group(P<0.05), and the relative expression levels of Cleaved Caspase- 3 protein, CADM1, Bax mRNA and protein were higher(P<0.05); the relative expression levels of PCNA and Bcl-2 mRNA and protein in the high-concentration group were lower than those in the medium- concentration group(P<0.05), and the relative expression levels of Cleaved Caspase- 3 protein, CADM1, Bax mRNA and protein were higher(P<0.05). Conclusion:The medicated serum of Xihuang pills can inhibit the proliferation and migration of human thyroid cancer cell line TPC-1 and promote the apoptosis,among which the serum prepared with highconcentration Xihuang pills has the best effect. The mechanism may be related to down-regulation of PCNA and Bcl-2 mRNA and protein,up-regulation of CADM1 and Bax mRNA and protein,and Cleaved Caspase-3 protein expression.