Abstract:Twenty-five kinds of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) , which are often used in clinic to curecholelithiasis, were studied for their actions on gallbladder movement in cholelithiasis patients by using a type B super-sonic diagnostic set. The results show that among these 25 kinds 15 were of contracting type, 4 were of diastolingtype and 6 were of contracting and diastoling type , thus providing useful experimental criteria for the clinical applica-tion of these TCM in cholelithiasis patients.