摘要:
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating a respiratory disease containing an active ingredient in the form of a mixed herbal extract of Cnidii Rhizoma and Polygoni cuspidati Radix, and relates to a production method therefor. The mixed herbal extract of Cnidii Rhizoma and Polygoni cuspidati Radix has an outstanding 5-lipoxygenase suppressing activity, airway constriction suppressing activity, airway inflammation suppressing action, ear-swelling anti-inflammatory effect and antitussive and phlegm-loosening action, and has been confirmed to be useful in preventing or treating respiratory diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute and chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, cough, expectoration, acute lower respiratory infections (bronchitis and bronchiolitis), and acute upper respiratory infections such an pharyngitis, tonsillitis and laryngitis.