Objective To summarize the experiences of modern famous veteran Chinese medicine doctors in compatibility rules of using herbs by syndrome differentiation in the diagnosis and treatment of lung wilt disease.Methods Database of Experiences of Modern Famous Veteran Chinese Medicine Doctor for Lung Disease and Journal Database of Chinese Medicine for Lung Disease were searched

and information

such as syndromes in papers included

prescriptions

herbs

etc. was extracted to build the Literature Database of Experiences of Modern Famous Veteran Chinese Medicine Doctors in Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Wilt Disease. Common syndromes of Lung wilt disease

prescriptions（ classical prescriptions and current prescriptions） for treatment

as well as herbs using frequency were calculated. Systematic cluster analysis and two elements correlation analysis were conducted for herbs in treating each common syndrome. Results Common syndromes of lung wilt disease include syndrome of deficiency of lung Qi and Yin

syndrome of deficiency of lung Yin

syndrome of phlegm-heat obstructing lung

syndrome of deficiency of lung Qi

syndrome of deficiency of lung and stomach Yin

as well as syndrome of phlegm and blood stasis obstructing lung. Commonly used prescriptions for treating syndrome of deficiency of lung Qi and Yin were Maimendong Decoction and Zhigancao Decoction. Commonly used herbs were Maidong [Radix Ophiopogonis

麦 冬 ]

Gancao [Radix liquiritiae

甘草] and Banxia [Rhizoma Pinelliae

半夏]. Commonly used couplet herbs were Shudihuang [Radix Rehmanniae Preparata

熟地黄]-Shihu [Herba Dendrobii

石斛]

Pipaye [Folium Eriobotryae

枇杷叶]-Shigao[Gypsum Fibrosum

石膏]and Pipaye-Shudihuang. Commonly used prescription of treating syndrome of deficiency of lung Yin was Maimendong Decoction（ 麦门冬汤）. Commonly used herbs were Maidong

Gancao and Nanshashen[Radix Adenophorae

南沙参]. Commonly used couplet herbs were Shengdihuang [Radix Rehmanniae Recens

生地黄]-Dangshen [Radix Codonopsis

党参]

Maidong-Banxia and Zhimu [Rhizoma Anemarrhenae

知母]-Huajuhong[Exocarpium Citri Grandis

化橘红]. Commonly used prescription for treating syndrome of phlegm-heat obstructing lung was Qianjin Weijing Decoction（ 千金苇茎汤）. Commonly used herbs were Kuxingren [Semen Armeniacae Amarae

苦杏仁]

Chuanbeimu [Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

川贝母] and Gancao. Commonly used couplet herbs were Zhuru [Caulis Bambusae in Taenia

竹茹]-Lugen [Rhizoma Phragmitis

芦根]

Jiegeng [Radix Platycodonis

桔梗]-Zhiqiao [Fructus Aurantii

枳壳]and Chuanbeimu-Pipaye. Commonly used prescription for treating syndrome of deficiency of lung Qi was Dushen Decoction（ 独参汤）. Commonly used herbs were Huangqi [Radix Astragali seu Hedysari

黄芪]and Baizhu [Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

白术]. Commonly used couplet herbs were HuangqiMuli [Concha Ostreae

牡 蛎 ]

Danshen [Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae

丹 参]-Danggui and Taizishen [Radix Pseudostellariae

太子参]-Baizhu. Commonly used prescription for treating syndrome of deficiency of lung and stomach Yin was self-designed decoctions by modern famous veteran Chinese medicine doctors. Commonly used herbs were Fuling [Poria

茯苓]

Gancao and Chuanbeimu. Commonly used couplet herbs were Sharen [Fructus Amomi Villosi

砂仁]-Lianzi [Semen Nelumbinis

莲子]

Banxia-Huajuhong and Chenpi [Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

陈皮]-Nanshashen. Commonly used prescription for treating syndrome of phlegm and blood stasis obstructing lung was Xiangfu Xuanfuhua Decoction（ 香附旋覆花汤）. Commonly used herbs were Banxia

Dangshen and Honghua [Flos Carthami

红花]. Commonly used couplet herbs were Danshen-Chishao [Radix Paeoniae Rubra

赤芍]

DanshenTaoren [Semen Persicae

桃仁] and Pipaye-Baibu [Radix Stemonae

百部]. Conclusion Modern famous veteran Chinese medicine doctors using herbs to treat lung wilt disease by syndrome differentiation usually revolved around Qi deficiency

Yin deficiency

phlegm

blood stasis and heat. There are certain rules in using herbs to treat syndromes

and they might have high clinical practical value.