Emphysema belongs to the category of “lung distension” in Chinese medicine. Cactus has the effect of clearing heat and toxins, clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, etc. According to Chinese medicine theory, cactus can be used to treat emphysema, which belongs to the evidence of lung heat and stagnation, in order to improve the symptoms. The medicinal source of cactus is the roots and stems of cactus and green cactus of the cactus family. It is bitter in taste, cold in nature, and belongs to the heart, lung and stomach meridians. It has the efficacy of promoting qi and activating blood circulation, clearing heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood to stop hemorrhage, and clearing the lungs to stop coughing and can be used in the treatment of stomach pain, lumps (lumps), dysentery, sore throats, coughing with heat in the lungs, consumptive haemoptysis, vomiting of blood, hemorrhoidal blood, sores, boils and itchy cheeks, and other conditions. Care should be taken when using this product that it is contraindicated in people with deficiency and cold. Patients with emphysema are advised to go to regular hospitals for consultation and treatment under the guidance of professional physicians to identify the symptoms.