Abstract:Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of self-made Pingchuan decoction combined with terbutaline aerosol inhalation on children asthma.Methods This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial. 124 children with bronchial asthma who were admitted to Hebei Children's Hospital and Hebei Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine from February 2020 to February 2021 were selected and divided into two groups according to the principle of randomized control. All children had received symptomatic and supportive treatment for a total of 7 days, the control group received terbutaline nebulized inhalation therapy, and the study group was treated with self-made Pingchuan decoction on the basis of the control group. The curative effect and the time of disappearance of clinical symptoms and signs were compared between the two groups. The levels of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), osteopontin (OPN), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), matrix metallo proteinase 9 (MMP-9), Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), chemokine-like factor 1 (CKLF-1), IFN-γ, and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) were measured by Elisa. The total bronchial area (TA), wall area (WA), and lumen area (LA) were measured by Philips Brilliance 256-slice spiral CT scanner. The levels of Glutathione peroxidase, total oxidation capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase were measured by colorimetry.Results The total effective rate (91.94%) of the study group was higher than that of the control group (77.42%) (P < 0.05), and the disappearance time of shortness of breath, puffing, wheezing, and chest tightness was shorter than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The difference of TGF-β1, OPN, NF-κB, and MMP-9 levels before and after treatment in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The difference of COX-2, CKLF-1, IFN-γ, and LTB4 before and after treatment in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The difference of TA, WA, and LA between the two groups before and after treatment was higher in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The difference of GSH, TAC, MDA, and SOD between the two groups before and after treatment was higher in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the occurrence of adverse reaction between the observation group (4.84%) and the control group (6.45%) (P > 0.05).Conclusions Self-made Pingchuan decoction combined with terbutaline aerosol inhalation is effective in treating childre's asthma, which is helpful to quickly relieve clinical symptoms, improve airway remodeling, reduce inflammatory stress reaction, with high safety.