(-)-ASARININ for aristolochiaceae plants north asarum AsarumheterotropoidesFr. Schmidtvar. Mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag, Seoul asarum AsarumsieboldiiMiq. Var. Asarum As seoulenseNakai or China arumsieboldiiMiq. The first two kinds of dried whole grass are known as "Liao asarum". Asarum asarum is mainly produced in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Asarum sinense is mainly produced in Shaanxi. Asarum asarum has the effect of dispelling wind and dispelling cold, relieving pain through orifice and warming lung-hua Yin. It is used for wind-cold cold, headache, toothache, nasal obstruction, nasal deep, rheumatism and arthralgia, phlegm and cough. (-)-ASARININ is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It is listed as the top quality in Shennong Herbal Classics. It has the functions of warming the meridian, dispelling cold, dispelling drink, expelling wind and relieving pain. (-)-ASARININ is the main active component of asarum.

(-)-ASARININ has antiviral and anti-tuberculous bacillus effects, clinical observation has a certain effect on bronchitis; In recent years, studies on the pharmacological effects of asarum have found that asarum lipids also have external immunosuppressive effects.