To chose the best soil type for growing of Sstolonifera,the photosynthetic characteristics of Sstolonifera that grown on black humus soil,dark brown clayey soil and brown clayey soil were tested by LI6400.The contents of gallic acid and bergenin of Sstolonifera were tested by LC20A highperformance liquid chromatograph.The results showed that black humus soil had the highest pH,meanwhile content of organic and alkalihydrolysable nitrogen were the highest.The photosynthetic rate was significantly higher on black humus soil than the two others.Light response curves revealed that the maximum net photosynthetic rate reached to 6.79 μmol·m-2·s-1,and it had the lowest light compensation point of Sstolonifera grown on black humus soil.The chlorophyll fluorescence parameters also showed that both of the openness level of central reaction and the photochemical efficiency of Sstolonifera planted on black humus soil were the highest though the difference among the three kinds of soil was not significant,and photosynthetic electron transport was the highest apparently.Moreover,the content of gallic acid and bergenin of Sstolonifera planted in humus soil were the highest which were 0.821 and 2.98 mg·g-1,and the differences were significant.It was concluded that black humus soil was the best soil type for Sstolonifera growing among the studied three soil types.Organic matter and nitrogen significantly affected photosynthesis and accumulation of medicinal ingredients of SStolonifera.