OBJECTIVE:To improve the production and circulation mode of Chinese traditional medicinal materials(CTMM).METHODS:The current status of the production and circulation mode of CTMM was analyzed,and the problems and their causes in this mode was discussed,then the suggestions were put forward on the basis of analysis.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:The present mode needed improvement in the aspect of quality control,the improvement in general adminis?trative policy for CTMM,training of professionals,protection of medicinal resources,regulation of market,and establishment of famous brands of traditional medicines can all help the quality control.