Fundamental Chinese Materia Medica is a course dealing with the medical properties and clinical applications of Chinese material medical. It is one of the fundamental courses of Chinese medicine. This course consists of two parts: The first part covers the theories of Chinese medical material and the second part is about the medical properties and applications of different medicines.The application of Chinese material medical is based on Chinese medicine theories, with particular emphasis on the pattern differentiation of Chinese medicine. Result of modern pharmaceutical research will also be introduced so as to provide basic knowledge about Chinese medicine research for the students. Besides lecture, other learning activities will also be included in this course, such as specimen observation, visiting Chinese material medical factory and processing Chinese medical material.