Abstract:Objective: To study correlation between the GC-MS chromatograms of polysaccharide and Cold-Heat nature of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM). Method: The polysaccharide hydrolysis composition acetylation GC-MS fingerprints of 30 kinds of hot herbs and 30 kinds of cold herbs were determined. Cold-hot medicine property (CHMP) markers were determined by the best discriminant model. Result: The best statistical identification model for GC-MS of polysaccharide hydrolysis composition acetylation was PLS-DA. The corresponding cold nature retention time was 3.489, 3.529, 3.557, 3.695, 3.849, 3.986, 6.047, 6.132, 6.241, 6.510, 6.836, 7.294,12.564 min. The corresponding hot nature retention time was 3.523, 3.861, 3.929, 5.526, 6.006, 6.269, 6.516, 6.562, 6.842, 7.397, 10.778,10.784 min. Conclusion: There is relationship between the GC-MS chromatograms of polysaccharide hydrolysis composition acetylation and Cold-heat nature of TCM.