In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine residue reuse related to being used as fodder or fodder addi- tives, preparation of activated carbon, being used as a papermaking raw material, cultivation of edible fungi, preparation of organic fertilizers, wastewater treatment, preparation of ethanol and bio - oil via catalytic pyrolysis. The utilization of Chinese medicine residue for preparation of ethanol, papermaking and cultivation of edible fungi, was the most promising research directions. Depth study and a deeper level of utilization of traditional Chinese medicine residue can help tradi...