In China Pharmacopoeia, there is no unified of requirements and regulations on the amount of clear paste and supplementary material in the preparation process of TCM soft paste. In this paper, Professor Zhou Changfeng's experience in quality control points, soft paste amount and the amount of accessories in the preparation process provided references for correctly master the preparation points of processing soft paste. Methods:Professor Zhou's experience was inherited, and combined with data recorded in practice and other literatures. Results:Quality control points, clear paste rate, other commonly used amount of sugar and glue were summarized. Conclusion:TCM clear paste amount is expected by 3358% of compound soft paste. The amount of honey and sugar is generally 12 times the amount of paste. The average yield of single herb soft paste is 2516%, and sugar, honey excipients is generally 21 times the amount of paste.