中药毒性是中药药性理论的基本性能之一。我国医家对中药毒性认识历史悠久，并采用配伍、炮制等方法达到增效、减毒的作用。本文分别从中药药性与毒性、中药炮制作用及方法、中药炮制减毒的现代研究、中药毒性与炮制的展望几方面归纳总结。对于中药毒性，在基础研究和临床应用中，应正确对待，理性认识，合理用药。

The toxicity of traditional Chinese medicines is one of the basic properties of traditional Chinese medical pharmacology theory. Chinese medical doctors have a long history of understanding the toxicity of traditional Chinese medicines, and have adopted the methods of compatibility and processing to achieve synergistic and toxicity-attenuating effects. This article summarized several aspects including the properties and toxicity of traditional Chinese medicines, the processing methods and functions, current researches on the toxicity-attenuation by processing of traditional Chinese medicines, and the prospects on toxicity and processing of traditional Chinese medicines. The toxicity of traditional Chinese medicines should be treated correctly, and rationally recognized and used in both basic research and clinical application.