Asthma weed has been used for the remediation of respiratory diseases, some female diseases, and others such as dysentery, jaundice, gonorrhea, pimples, tumors, digestive problems, and childhood infections. According to the main TPM texts, Adianthum capillus-veneris, Boswellia oleogumresin, Crocus sativus, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Hyssopus officinalis and Ruta graveolens were the most efficacious medicinal plants for the treatment of asthma.