Purpose: Studies on Asarum are more biased to adult internal medicine and miscellaneous diseases, pediatrics is rare, This study systematically summarized Asarum toxicity and its clinical application in pediatric pulmonary diseases. Method: Refer to the relevant literature, combined with the physiological and pathological characteristics of children, explore the reduction of Asarum toxicity, and explain the clinical experience of Professor Guo Yaxiong using Asarum to treat pediatric pulmonary diseases. Result:" Asarum is not more than a coin dagger", refers to the powder, only use, in decoction to add and diminish the disease. Conclusion: Traditional Chinese medicine dialectical first promote Yin and Yang, paying attention to the role of Yang; Asarum, spicy and warm, good for the treatment of pediatric pulmonary diseases, achieved good effect. 

Shuzhen Liu, Yaxiong Guo, Ye Zhang. Clinical Application of Asarum in Children with Pulmonary Diseases . International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 9: 28-32. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2022.040906.

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