Abstract:In this paper elastase capacity was measured with agar radial diffusion using elastin-agar plate. There was a linear correlation between elatase capacity and diameter of agar radial diffusion. Significant inhibitory effects of Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Ligustrazini Hydrochloridum on elastase were observed and Fructus Forsythiae proved the most effective.