Yao nationality is the most widely distributed minority nationality in south China.Yao Medicine has a long history and has a relatively complete theoretical system of medicine.With the increasing attention paid to the research of traditional Chinese medicine,the research of Yao Medicine has also encountered a huge development opportunity.We reviewed the research progress of Yao Medicine literature and its resource investigation,chemical composition,pharmacological action,quality standard,clinical research,crude drug identification,etc.to provide references for the protection,utilization and development of Yao Medicine in the future.