ABSTRACT
As a traditional medicine gradually introduced into China by the communication and development of "The Ancient Silk Road", scented herbs supplement and enrich Chinese medicinal resources. In order to advocate the construction of national "One Belt and One Road", promote the further development and utilization of external scented herbs resources in China, and serve the health and drug use of the vast number of people, especially the ethnic minority groups, of other Belt and Road countries. This paper reviewed a large number of literatures and combed the sources of scented herbs in countries along "One Belt and One Road" route. These medicinal herbs are classified from the perspective of the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the fragrant substance basis, efficacy and clinical use of the representative drugs are clarified. We herein proposed strategies for the further development and utilization of scented herbs to promote the rapid development of scented herbs, and further enhance the confidence of national medicine culture.