Enzymatic extraction technology is based on the highly specific feature of enzyme，which is used to destroy the plant cell wall selectively，making active components inside plant cell more easily to dissolve and spread.Based on the above principle，this new technique is being broadly used in the aspects of TCMs extraction.This technology not only has the advantage of mild conditions、removing impurity easily、saving energy consumption、ratio high leaching、simple equipment and reducing degradation of thermal ingredient，but also has the potential of large-scale industrial production.It has been widely used in the extraction of chemical compositions of Chinese medicine，including polysaccharides、alkaloids、flavonoids、saponins、proteins、organic acids，et al.This article has made a systematic exposition to this technology’s application progress and method characteristics，so as to make new technology can be more reasonable and effective in active components’ extraction of Chinese Materia Medica.