小兒急性上呼吸道感染是小兒時期最常見的一種疾病，臨床以鼻、咽部局部炎癥和全身癥狀為特征，主要病原體是病毒，西醫(yī)并無理想抗病毒藥物。作為中醫(yī)兒科優(yōu)勢品種，中成藥在本病的縮短病程、降低并發(fā)癥等方面具有優(yōu)勢。分別從不同中醫(yī)辨證分型方面，總結(jié)了針對以病毒感染為主的小兒急性上呼吸道感染臨床常用中成藥情況，以期進一步指導小兒急性上呼吸道感染中成藥的臨床應用。

Acute upper respiratory tract infection in children is the most common disease in childhood. It is characterized by local inflammation and systemic symptoms of the nose and throat. The main pathogen is virus, and there is no an ideal anti-viral drug. As a dominant species of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese patent medicine has the advantage of shortening the course and reducing complication. Based of the traditional Chinese medicine dialectical analysis type, this article summarizes Chinese patent medicine commonly used in clinic in treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infection in children, according to the main virus infection, and offer a further guidance for Chinese patent medicine in treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infection in children in clinic.