Objective: To use the knowledge graph method to analyze the current situation and hotspots of the development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry in China, and provide reference for the research on high-quality development of the Chinese herbal medicine industry. Method: Using "Chinese herbal medicine industry" as the keyword, search for relevant literature on the Chinese herbal medicine industry included in the CNKI database of CNKI as a sample, and use CiteSpace visualization analysis to perform graph analysis on the paper. Result: A total of 129 research articles were retrieved from CNKI from January 2000 to December 2023 for analysis. The keywords of the research articles mainly focused on traditional Chinese medicine, ecological planting, industrial agglomeration, and informatization. The research hotspots mainly focused on the ecological planting, industrial agglomeration, informatization, and traceability system of the traditional Chinese medicine industry. Conclusion: According to the knowledge spectrum and analysis of hot literature, the current research hotspots in the traditional Chinese medicine industry are related to the introduction, guidance, and implementation of policies, and have stages. Scholars often use qualitative descriptive analysis as a research method; The ecological cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine, the agglomeration of the entire industry, and the traceability system should be an important research direction in the future.