The invention discloses an intelligent medicine taking system of traditional Chinese medicine. The system comprises a medicine storage unit, a medicine grabbing unit, a weighing unit, a packaging unitand a storing and taking unit, wherein the medicine storage unit is used for classified storage of medicines; the medicine grabbing unit is used for grabbing the medicines; the weighing unit is usedfor weighing the medicines in real time; the packaging unit is used for packaging the medicines; the storing and taking unit is used for storing the medicines and outputting the corresponding medicines after a medicine taking command is received. The invention further discloses a medicine taking method. The medicine taking method comprises the steps that S01, after a prescription is received, medicine storage drawers of the corresponding medicines on the prescription are opened; S02, the medicines in the medicine storage drawers are grabbed; S03, the grabbed medicines are weighed in real time;S04, step S02 and step S03 are repeated until all the medicines are grabbed, and step S05 begins; S05, all the medicines are poured into a packaging machine; S06, the medicines are packaged, corresponding labels are pasted to the medicines, and the medicines are stored; S07, the labels on the prescription are scanned, and the corresponding medicines in the storing and taking unit are output. Thesystem and method have the advantages that the medicine taking efficiency is high, and the safety and reliability are achieved.