“道地药材”一词，早见于元代的《牡丹亭产‘中，现在一般称作地道药材，就是指真正是有名产地出产的药材。由于历史和文化等原因，在历代本草著作和中药材书籍中，涉及青海的道地药材，几乎是空白。本文根据道地药材认定的条件，即参照药材在历史上的最佳产地及目前人们公认 The word “Tao Di Medicinal Material” was first seen in the “Peony Pavilion Production” of the Yuan Dynasty. Now it is generally called an authentic medicinal material, which refers to the real medicinal material that is produced in a famous producing area. Due to historical and cultural reasons, in ancient Chinese herbal medicine books and herbal medicine books, the authentic herbs involved in Qinghai are almost blank. This article is based on the conditions for authenticity of authentic Chinese herbal medicines, that is, reference to the best origin of medicinal materials in history and the current recognition