Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze and summarize medication rules for treating allergic rhinitis with Chinese medicine in literatures in CNKI database based on the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) inheritance platform system. Method: We collected literatures related to Chinese formulas treating allergic rhinitis from CNKI database

and screened the formulas from the literatures to establish a formula database. Then the medication rules were figured out via the TCM inheritance platform system. Result: Totally 182 formulas used for treating allergic rhinitis were obtained

which involves 177 kinds of Chinese medicines. The medicines which are used to invigorate Qi and consolidate the superficial

and to expell wind and open qiao were most frequently used. The most frequently used medicine match were Astragalus Mongholicus and Radix Sileris

which accounted for 63.2% of all formulas. There were 22 key medicine matches and 11 new formulas discovered from this study. Conclusion: Through analyzing literatures related to Chinese formula treating allergic rhinitis from CNKI database via the TCM inheritance platform system

the main prescriptions were obtained

which are mainly used to invigorate Qi and consolidate the superficial

and to expell wind and open qiao. The prescription rules concluded in this study can provide a reference for clinical treatment.