At present， chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are the main methods of western medicine in the treatment of acute leukemia(AL)，but this treatment can cause many adverse reactions.The synergistic treatment of Chinese medicine for AL has significant effect on enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity.The authors analyzed the literature of specific medicine and prescription of Chinese medicine for AL，and provided references for the improvement of integrated Chinese and western medicine for AL.