To summerizethe historical evolution of processing methods for Aconitum carmichalii.This paper was ’based on Abstract of Chinese herbal processing for dynasties’ and reviewed 59 books on the herbal medicines from the Western Han Dynasty to the Ching Dynasty.and analyzed 8 books of ’Chinese Pharmacopoeia’ after the founding of new China

’National Chinese Herbal processing Procedures’ 1998 Edition

14 books of local processing procedures.To analyze the ancient and present literature which was related to A.carmichalii processing and evidence based literature.There are varities of traditional processing method of Aconiti Lateralis radix praeparata.It had a long story

it had been seeing in Han dynasty

the method usually cooking

stewing

scrambing

roasting and so on;after Tang dynasty

additioning to processing of black beans

honey

ginger

vinegar Glycyrrhiza uralensis

kids manure and kinds of processing method of subsidiary materials for immersion

boiling

steaming

the main aim to subject to detoxification.The summary can offer literature evidences for A.carmichalii processing and specifications of the commodity.