Automatic medicine dispensing device and medicine dispensing method

The invention discloses an automatic medicine dispensing device and a medicine dispensing method. The automatic medicine dispensing device comprises a rack, a medicine box rotating assembly, a medicine cup rotating assembly, a medicine taking and placing assembly and a controller, wherein a workbench is formed on the rack; a touch screen is arranged on the side surface of the workbench; the medicine box rotating assembly is mounted on the workbench; the medicine cup rotating assembly is mounted on the workbench, is higher than the medicine box rotating assembly and forms an overlapped part with the medicine box rotating assembly; the medicine taking and placing assembly is erected on the workbench and corresponds to an overlapped part, so that medicines in the medicine cup rotating assembly are sucked and placed into the medicine box rotating assembly; and the controller is electrically connected with the medicine box rotating assembly, the medicine cup rotating assembly, the medicine taking and placing assem