Dali ethnic minority medicine is the crystallization of the experience and wisdom accumulated by Dali ethnic minorities in their long-term struggle against diseases. It has a unique theoretical system and rich clinical practice experience. However, there are still many common difficulties and pain points in its inheritance and development, such as the loss of ethnic minority medicine culture, literature, famous doctors, prescriptions, medical skills, and low research level of ethnic medicine. This article analyzes the historical origins, current development status, and existing problems of ethnic minority medicine in Dali, and proposes the next development strategy to promote the inheritance and development of ethnic minority medicine in Dali and even Yunnan, and to promote the prosperity and revitalization of traditional Chinese medicine.