In the context of the information technology-led “Chinese medicine industry 4.0” era,how to implement the transformation and upgrading of Chinese medicine industry has become a hot topic in the industry.In recent years,the output value of our country's Chinese medicine industry has been steadily increasing.It has experienced the evolution from mechanization to automation to digitalization.During the COVID-19 epidemic,Chinese medicine showed excellent prevention and treatment effects.Meanwhile it also exposed some shortcomings in the Chinese medicine industry,making companies aware of the need for further industrial upgrading.Therefore,it is proposed to combine with the Chinese medicine industry with the help of information technology such as big data,Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to break down the information barriers and make a prospect for the application of new technology in Chinese medicine,and eventually realize the industrial upgrading.