Objective:To make a review about the research of Chinese herbal medicines in anti-bacterial in-fections of gastrointestinal tract

as the meaning of providing reference for clinical use and further research.Method:The monographs and literatures over the past decade in China about anti-bacterial infections of gastrointestinal tract of Chinese herbal medicines

analyze and summary separately from the two major categories of single herb and com-pound herbs in anti-bacterial infections of gastrointestinal tract.Result:Single and compound Chinese herbal medi-cines have good effect in anti-bacterial infections of gastrointestinal tract

and also are with the advantages of rich re-sources

little side effects

low drug resistance and so on.Conclusion:Chinese herbal medicine is another good ‘anti-biotic’in clinical treatment of anti-bacterial infections of gastrointestinal tract

and has the great significance of de-velopment.