Abstract: Influenza (flu) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses, characterized by high morbidity, strong transmission and general susceptibility of the population, and often accompanied by clinical symptoms such as fever, cough and muscle aches, etc. With the global pandemic of influenza, it has become a major challenge in the field of global public health, and therefore, it is particularly important to explore effective treatment methods. Chinese medicine has thousands of years of experience in treating infectious diseases and plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of influenza. This paper provides a comprehensive and systematic review of the Chinese medicine name, etiology, identification and typing, treatment methods and mechanism of action of influenza, aiming to make up for the lack of the current summary of Chinese medicine treatment of influenza, with a view to providing certain ideas and theoretical basis for the study of Chinese medicine treatment of influenza.