On the basis of a comprehensive consulting

sorting and analyzing of the ancient and modern medical literature

this paper summarizes the general situation of the historical development and modern research of Arcae Concha.Taking the book A Summary of Chinese Medicine Processing Data Through History as clue

the author refers to 30 classical medical works written from the Three Kingdoms period to the Qing dynasty

9 versions of Chinese Pharmacopoeia

the 1988 edition of The National Chinese Medicine Processing Criterion

and 22 books of local Chinese medicine processing criterion.After that

the author summerizes all the processing methods of Arcae Concha in ancient and modern literature.Arcae Concha processing has a long history with processing methods including pulverization

the fire burnt

calcined quenching

calcined vinegar

vinegar boiling

calcined brine

etc.At present

China mainly use the method of calcining.Summerizing the predecessors' experience will provide beneficial reference to further study of Arcae Concha.