Daodi herbs,as the essence and remarkable parts of Chinese culture,is famous for its real and quality as well as good effect.And the research of Daodi herbs influences both the process of modernization and internationalization of Chinese medicine.Researchers have conducted a creative Study in the theory,evaluation and research method of Daodi herbs since the 1980s.In this work,we summarized the basic theory of Daodi herbs,including environmental and ecological theory,the origin of variation theory and variety continuation,ecological theory and theory of sustainable uses,focusing on the ecological theory and its application,deep outlook of the future development of Daodi herbs under the guidance of biotechnology for the first time.