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The combined technique of Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is regarded as one of the most powerful analytical techniques for the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since it combines the high efficiency of LC separation with the confident structural identification of mass spectrometric detection.Studieson pharmacodynamic material basisof TCM are key to TCM modern research.This paper briefly reviewed its application in the study of chemical components,serum pharmacochemistry and metabonomics of TCM,as well as the study of the fingerprints of herbal drugs,cell membrane chromatography and affinity ultrafiltration mass pectrometry,which offered reference for further application of LC/MS in traditional Chinese medicine.