首先，选定的中药材必须适应当地的土壤、气候条件，适宜在林地生长。由于林地大都土层薄、肥力差、易干旱、易荒草。因此在中药材种类选择上，总体应选择耐瘠薄、耐干旱、耐荒草的粗生易长品种，如柴胡、金银花等。此外还必须因地制宜考虑海拔、向山、土壤、湿度、树龄大小、树木种类等因素。
Firstly, the selected herbal medicines must adapt to the local soil and climate conditions, suitable for growth in forest land. Because most woodlands have thin soil layer, poor fertility, drought prone and weed prone. Therefore, in the selection of Chinese herbal medicines, we should generally choose coarse and easy-growing varieties, such as Bupleurum chinense and Lonicera japonica, which are barren, drought-tolerant and wilderness-tolerant. In addition, factors such as altitude, mountain orientation, soil, humidity, tree age, tree species and so on must also be taken into account according to local conditions.
如高山阳坡地可种耐寒喜阳的白芍、柴胡；低山阴湿的阴坡地易种耐阴耐湿的鱼腥草、绞股蓝等；树龄小的，可种植对光照条件要求较高的丹参等阳生植物；树龄较大的，则必须种植对光照条件要求不高的黄连、黄精等阴生植物。对于猪苓来说，它的生存在海拔800—2000m。在选择林地时，应坚持低海拔选阴坡林地，中度海拔选半阴半阳的林地，高海拔选较阳林地的原则，实施林下种植。此外，大多数药材在种植3—5年不宜重茬。
For example, Paeonia lactiflora and Bupleurum chinensis can be planted on alpine sunny slopes; Houttuynia cordata and gynostemma pentaphyllum can be easily planted on low-mountain wet slopes; Salvia miltiorrhiza and other sunny plants which require higher light conditions can be planted on young trees; for older trees, shade plants such as Coptis chinensis and Polygonatum chinense, which do not require high light conditions, must be planted. For Polyporus umbellatus, it lives at an altitude of 800-2000m. When choosing woodlands, we should adhere to the principle of selecting shady slope woodlands at low altitude, half-yin and half-yang woodlands at moderate altitude, and more sunny woodlands at high altitude, and implement Planting under woodlands. In addition, most medicinal materials should not be stubbled again for 3-5 years.