The invention discloses a method for planting Sarcandra glabra Nakai under a forest of Illicium verum, and belongs to the technical field of Chinese medicinal material planting. The method comprises the specific nine procedures of: selecting a forest land of Illicium verum, cleaning the forest land and trimming trees of Illicium verum, performing excavation and furrow forming in the forest land, applying piled waterlogged compost, selecting seedlings of Sarcandra glabra Nakai, performing transplanting, conducting intertillage and weeding, carrying out fertilization, performing harvest and conducting processing. The problems that artificially planted Sarcandra glabra Nakai occupies land resources, and generally has the defects of low yield and complicated planting procedures are solved effectively. The method has the advantages that: the land resources is saved, the planting cost is reduced, and 4 tons or above of fresh Sarcandra glabra Nakai per mu can be produced; when the method is compared with planting on a pure land, the yield is increased by 10-12%, moreover, by implementing the method, the increase of production and income of Illicium verum is remarkable, the utilization rate of the land is improved, and the income per mu of an manager is increased by 15,000-20,000 RMB.