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As is known to all, it is difficult for the quality control of herbs and products of Chinese materia medica (CMM) because of its complex composition and unstable source. Fingerprint technology is an effective process analysis tool, which can be used in the quality control of CMM. Among them, the electrochemical fingerprint method based on oscillatory chemistry is convenient, sensitive, and accurate, which has been used in qualitative and quantitative analysis and process quality control of CMM. In this paper, we reviewed the development history of oscillatory chemistry, the types of oscillatory systems, and the application of oscillatory chemical fingerprint in the quality control of herbs and products of CMM. Besides, the existing problems in data testing and analysis and the possible improvement direction have been introduced. The paper aimed to provide a new method or new idea for the scientific and systematical quality control of CMM.