Abstract:Dendrobium is a precious traditional Chinese medicine in China, which was first recorded in “Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica” and has a history of more than 2 000 years. It is highly favored for its pharmacological effects such as tonifying stomach and promoting fluid, and nourishing Yin and clearing heat. At present, Dendrobium is not only used in the pharmaceutical industry, but also widely applied in health care products and cosmetics. However, due to the perishability of fresh Dendrobium products, if not processed in time, it is easy to cause the loss of the main active ingredients, and the selection of reasonable drying and processing methods can effectively ensure the quality of Dendrobium. In recent years, many domestic and international scholars have studied the processing technologies for Dendrobium, and the processing methods mainly include drying and processing. The drying methods for Dendrobium are mainly natural drying, hot air drying, vacuum drying, vacuum freeze drying, and microwave drying, and the processing methods mainly include stir-frying, wine baking and salt broiling, etc. These methods affect the chemical composition of Dendrobium. Therefore, the effects of different processing methods on the polysaccharides, flavonoids, phenols, alkaloids, amino acids, other components, color and antioxidant activity of Dendrobium are sorted out in this paper, in order to play a certain reference role in the quality improvement and product development and utilization of Dendrobium.