OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of different elutions of Hyssopus cuspidatus on smooth muscle contraction of isolated tracheal in Guinea pigs. METHODS: Isolated tracheal rings were prepared and soaked in Krebs-Henseleit, using acetylcholine (ACh, 1×10-7 g/mL) or histamine (His, 1×10-6 g/mL) to induce contraction of tracheal rings, then the effects of H. cuspidatus water elution and 30%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 95% ethanol elutions with mass concentrations of 0.08, 0.16, 0.32, 0.64, 1.28, 2.56 mg/mL on contraction of tracheal rings were respectively investigated. Contraction curves were recorded and antispasmodic rates were calculated. Tests were treated with saline as blank control and aminophylline (0.08 mg/mL) as positive control. RESULTS: Compared with blank control, 0.16-2.56 mg/mL 30%, 50% ethanol elution, 0.32-2.56 mg/mL 60% ethanol elution and 0.64-2.56 mg/mL 70%, 95% ethanol elution can obviously inhibit ACh-induced contraction of tracheal rings, antispasmodic rates were obviously increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01); 0.32-2.56 mg/mL water elution and 30%, 50% ethanol elution, 0.16-2.56 mg/mL 60%, 70% ethanol elution and 1.28-2.56 mg/mL 95% ethanol elution can obviously inhibit His-induced contraction of tracheal rings, antispasmodic rates were obviously increased (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The effects of 2.56 mg/mL 60% ethanol elution approach to aminophylline. CONCLUSIONS: Different elutions of H. cuspidatus has certain antagonistic effect on the ACh-induced or His-induced smooth muscle contraction of isolated tracheal in Guinea pigs; 60% ethanol elution shows the strongest effect, which has similar effects with aminophylline at high mass concentration.