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Xinjiang is rich in resources of medicinal plants， which are widely used in ethnic medicines because of their remarkable pharmacological activities and safeguard lives and health of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and local health services. The ethnic medicines in Xinjiang are harmonious but different and united in diversity. Besides， they also promote each other and develop together， constituting an inseparable and important part of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Among them， Uygur medicine， Kazak medicine， Kirgiz medicine， Tajik medicine， and Tatar medicine are predominant in regional characteristics， but the development of the ethnic medicine industry in Xinjiang is backward. In recent years， Xinjiang ethnic medicines have been reported to possess significant pharmacological activities， which deserve further development and investigation. However， the development of ethnic medicines in Xinjiang has been restricted severely due to the lack of effective inheritance of practice and experience， weak basic research， insufficient brand awareness， resource destruction， etc. This study analyzed the medicinal value， development status， and prospects of Xinjiang ethnic medicines and summarized the problems in the modernization of ethnic medicines in Xinjiang to provide some scientific references for the follow-up development and clinical application of Xinjiang ethnic medicines， aiming to promote the sustainable development of traditional ethnic medicines of China.