OBJECTIVE： To discuss how to inherit and develop the traditional processing technology of TCM in China. METHODS： According to the characteristics of traditional processing technology of TCM， the present situation of intellectual property right for traditional processing technology of TCM in China were analyzed to put forward effective protection and inheritance method. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： In China， traditional procession technology of TCM owns the characteristics of skill， suitability， worthiness （including intangible cultural heritage value， health value， science value） and so on. At present， the intellectual property protection of TCM processing technology is not adequate in China， manifesting as intellectual property system study of TCM processing technology fall behind the development； it is difficult to protect traditional procession technology because the foreign manufacturers participate in TCM decoction piece production； serious traditional procession technology flow-out results from poor proprietary protection awareness in China， etc. It is suggested to form traditional processing technology of intellectual property rights TCM （combining traditional processing culture with modern pharmaceutical theory， integrating traditional processing technology into modern identification technology， combing traditional processing experience with modern clinical theory）， adopt intellectual property to promote technology inheritance， promote innovative inheritance with policy and system （establishing TCM decoction pieces processing research institute， setting up national TCM processing technicians database， organizing traditional processing technology inheritance studio）， etc.， so as to optimize effective protection and inheritance of TCM processing technology.