The invention discloses a use of asarinin in preparation of medicines for treating various coughs. The asarinin is used for preparing medicines for treating various coughs separately or in combination with other medicines. The asarinin can be extracted by an SFE-CO2 method. The asarinin and usable drug carriers or excipients are made into various formulations. And the formulations are granules, tablets, capsules, soft capsules, pills, dripping pills, ointments, syrups, injection, oral liquid, tinctures, sustained-releasing drugs, controlled release drugs or targeting preparations.
