Abstract: Animal gelatinous Chinese medicines play an important role in the treatment and health care of many diseases. Many ancient books have records of treating diseases with gelatinous chinese medicines. In recent years, the related research on gelatinous chinese medicines has gradually increased, and the application field is also continuously expanding. Based on the analysis and summary of development and change, medicinal properties, modern pharmacological effects, clinical application, development prospect of new gelatinous, quality control methods and other aspects of commonly used gelatinous chinese medicines, the author sort out the development and changes of gelatinous chinese medicines and modern research progress, providing reference for the development and utilization of gelatin drugs in the future.