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Objective By summarizing the literature on the treatment of bronchial asthma with"Tonifying the spleen to help the lung"as the guiding ideology and"tonifying spleen drugs"published in recent 25 years,analyzing the domestic research situation,to understanding the research status of the mechanism of"Tonifying the spleen to help the lung"in the treatment of asthma,so as to provide ideas for the research of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of asthma.Methods Taking"Tonifying the spleen to help the lung","tonifying the spleen","strengthening the spleen","transporting the spleen","benefiting the spleen","Shenling Baizhu Powder","Yigong Powder","Ginseng Schisandra Decoction","Maimendong Decoction","Liujunzi Decoction"and"asthma"as the keywords,searching the literature in the Chinese Journal Full-text Database(CNKI),extracting the data recorded in the literature,including prescriptions,drug composition,test indexes and experimental results,and summarize and analyze the data.Results A total of 54 literatures were included in this literature study.The prescriptions of"Tonifying the spleen to help the lung"method in the treatment of asthma are complex.The classic prescriptions often involved include Liujunzi Decoction,Yupingfeng Powder,Yigong Powder,Buzhong yiqi decoction,Shenling baizhu powder,Maimendong decoction,Ginseng Schisandra decoction and Erchen decoction.The commonly used drugs include Atractylodes macrocephala,Astragalus membranaceus,Poria cocos,licorice,tangerine peel,etc.Experimental research mainly involves inflammatory cells,immunoglobulins,cytokines,signaling pathway,T cell subsets,cell receptors,intestinal flora and other aspects,and the specific detection indicators are complex and diverse.Conclusion The method of"Tonifying the spleen to help the lung"is effective in the treatment of bronchial asthma.Many studies show that its effect has a clear scientific basis,but its mechanism is complex and diverse and is gradually becoming clear.