Abstract: OBJECTIVE To clarify the origin of legal medicinal plants from gymnosperms, which were made some chaos because of the change of classification system and species identification, and to contribute to solve the problems of confusion about the original plants from gymnosperms in the standards of Chinese crud drugs. METHODS Query for Chinese crude drug standards of state and various provinces, autonomous regions to find out the species with different Chinese and Latin names for the same plant from gymnosperms, and make textual research on plant taxonomy, species identification and so on. RESULTS In Chinese crude drug standards of state, various provinces and autonomous regions it contained 8 families, 38 species original plant from gymnosperms, including 24 species without confusion in species identification and Chinese or Latin names, 7 species with confusion of Chinese names or Latin names due to the change of classification system. There were 4 species with problems of species identification and taxonomic grade, 4 species with problems of Chinese name confusion. CONCLUSION Although there are a little problems in the origin of legal medicinal plants from gymnosperms, these problems can be solved through the study.