Objective: As an important component of systems biology

metabonomics has the research mentality which is similar to the overall concept as well as the syndrome differentiation and treatment system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).Therefore

the applying of metabonomics on the study of the TCM compound has the direct significance.This paper preliminary analyzes and sums up the metabonomics technology applied in TCM compound in recent years by introducing the metabonomics technology briefly

and as the same time sums up the application of metabonomics technology on Chinese medicine compound including efficacy and mechanism

security

compatibility and so on;this paper also summarizes the deficiencies of metabonomics on its application

technical operation is not standard

the connection of pharmacological research and clinical application is weak and so forth

meanwhile

this paper has faith in the development of metabonomics that it will be better to serve TCM compound research.