OBJECTIVE To put forward the governance for the development of Chinese materia medica industry by studying the multi-chain docking and integration mechanism based on the investigation and analysis of Polygonati Rhizoma industry in Anhui province.

METHODS Based on the theory of multi-chain integration, this research defines the connotation of multi-chain integration, proposes the mechanism of multi-chain integration, and takes Anhui Polygonati Rhizoma industry as a case to sort out the mechanism of inter-chain docking and integration in industrial development, and puts forward the management strategy of industrial development accordingly.

RESULTS The precise docking of the industrial chain, value chain, innovation chain, information chain, capital chain and policy chain was explored. Leading enterprises, scientific research units, financial institutions, industry organizations, government departments five inter-chain contact points, docking to promote multi-chain integration.

CONCLUSION This research promotes industrial multi-chain integration from five aspects: leading enterprises to promote product development, scientific research institutions to promote innovation, financial departments to increase capital investment, industry organizations to build information exchange platforms, and government departments to increase policy support, for government to promote the development of effective Chinese materia medica industry reference theory instruction value and reality significance.