This article is in order to expound problems of the 2010 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia about water extraction process of Chinese traditional medicines and provide a reference for revision of Chinese Pharmacopoeia and study of water extraction process.This review is classified by main affecting factors of water extraction process

systemic summarizations and analysis are given about problems of the 2010 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia about water extraction process of Chinese traditional medicines by form of tables.There are 516 prescriptions without specifying soaking processing

523 prescriptions without specifying menstruum dosage

126 prescriptions without specifying extracting time

8 prescriptions without specifying extraction times in the 2010 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia about water extraction process of Chinese traditional medicines.These problems will stunt industrial progress of Chinese traditional medicines.All insiders can pay real attention to these problem

give effective and workable advice to study of water extraction process and industrial progress of Chinese traditional medicines.