As one of mutual symbiosis formed between plants and Glomales fungi, arbuscular mycorrhiza has the widest distribution in the nature. The application of arbuscular mycorrhiza for soil rehabilitation was paid more and more attention to with the development of mycorrhiza research in the recent years. The role of arbuscular mycorrhiza in rehabilitating soils polluted by heavy metals, organic matters, radioactive contaminants, and soil deterioration was reviewed. The present problems and future prospects were also discussed.