The purposes of this investigation were： （1） to document Taoist herbal medicine in Wudang District, including whichplant species and the ways of processing and administrations; （2） to compare the utilization of medicinal herbs of Taoist medicinein Wudang Disctrict and Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM）. In this study, based on our botanical survey, 178 species medicinalplants belonging to 75 families were recorded by Wudaug Taoist. Out of these, the most important species were Compositae,Labiatae, Liliaceae, Leguminosae, Berberidaceae, Polygonaceae, Rosaceae and Ranunculaceae. The study revealed that wine,tea and bath were most popular forms of administration in Taoist medicine. Our study is the first time to document Taoist medicinesystematically. Taoist medicine culture can have its characteristics and bring honor to the world cultural hefitage--Wudang Mountains,and then make greater contributions for human health and longevity.
