Abstract: Western medicine treatment for pertussis is mainly by antibiotic treatment and symptomatic treatment. Due to antibiotic resistance, the curative effect is not good. The common treatment methods for pertussis by traditional Chinese medicine include eliminating lung qi, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, soothing the liver and purging fire, clearing the lung and stopping cough, activating blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, relieving the external heat and dispersing coldness, and warming the lung and resolving yin. In addition to oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine decoction, external treatment methods such as acupuncture, acupoint application, massage and cupping can also be used to treat pertussis. The above methods have achieved good results. Because the incidence of pertussis has increased in recent years, the author summarized the traditional Chinese medicine treatment for pertussis through reading the literature in order to expand the ideas for further seeking effective methods of treating pertussis.

Key words:

Pertussis, Therapy, Recipe, Dietotherapy