Objective: To investigate the characteristics and development status of the standard and standard beyond index for TCM. Method: Carding status of TCM's standards, explore the development direction of TCM's standard and standard beyond index. Results: TCM standardization is the development direction of Chinese medicine, but not in terms of dimensional standards, there is more important criteria index than the standard content. In modern medicine should focus on the development of standard and nonstandard co-exist, complement each other. Conclusion: Standardization is the development direction of Chinese medicine, beyond the standard construction make standard advantages, combined with the standard and the standard beyond is the future direction of development of Chinese medicine research.