The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating a cough. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 3-18 parts of chrysanthemum flowers, 2-12 parts of herba ephedra, 2-12 parts of rhizoma phragmitis, 2-12 parts of poria cocos, 12-25 parts of liquorice, 10-21 parts of the tuber of
stemona, 2-12 parts of oriental wormwood, 5-17 parts of radix salviae miltiorrhizae, 10-22 parts of
houttuynia cordata, 11-27 parts of lignum dalbergiae odoriferae, 7-22 parts of
scaphium scaphigerum, 1-2 pieces of
momordica grosvenori, 9-15 parts of folium mori, 3-9 parts of orange peel, 15-31 parts of mint, 11-19 parts of folium eriobotryae, 7-15 parts of
artemisia apiacea, 11-23 parts of pseudo-
ginseng, 5-10 parts of
grifola umbellate, 10-20 parts of immature bitter orange, and 10-25 parts of aster flowers. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating a cough has the efficacies of purging
lung and clearing heat, preventing
phlegm from forming and stopping coughing, moistening
lung and relieving
asthma, invigorating
spleen and supplementing qi, as well as regulating middle energizer and inducing
diuresis, has a significant
curative effect in treating a cough, and is reliable in effects, easy and convenient to prepare, mild in property, and free of toxic and side effects.