Individual Chinese herbal medicines and the active ingredients have certain effects of anti-pulmonary fibrosis. Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of benefiting qi and activating blood circulation are commonly used in clinic. This article reviewed the experimental researches on Chinese herbal medicines with the effects of benefiting qi and activating blood circulation and the active ingredients in treating pulmonary fibrosis, with a purpose to find the target spot of the TCM treatment for pulmonary fibrosis and provide references for clinical treatment.