Objective: To observie the clinical efficacy of the Jiawei Zhisou san in treatment of cough variant asthma (CVA). Method: The CVA patients were randomly divided into two groups

Twenty-eight cases entered treatment group of Jiawei Zhisou san

25 patients were treated with salmeterol and fluticasone propionate inhaler (seretide) 50/250 ug as control group

twice a day

two groups were treated for 14 days. Result: The total effective rate of observation group was 92.86%

the total effective rate of the control group was 72%

the observation group was better than the control group (P<0.05)

traditional Chinese medicine effectively improved individual symptoms like cough and sputum in observation groupand more effective than the control group

but improvement of throat itching

chest tightness

shortness of breath was similar to control group. Conclusion: Jiawei Zhisou san has a good effect on patients with cough variant asthma.