简介：Objective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturetherapyplusChinesemedicinalherbsinthetreatmentof38casesofsenilepatientswithhemiplegia.Methods;Atotalof69senilestrokepatientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=38,acceptingacupunctureplusherbalmedicinetreatment)andcontrolgroup(n=31,acceptingherbalmedicinetreatmentonly).PrincipalacupointsusedwereBaihui(GV20),Jiquan(HT1),Jianyu(LI15),Quchi(LI11),Zhongwan(RN12),Siqiang(Extraacupoint)andZusanli(ST36),combinedwithotheracupointsaccordingtothesymptoms.Theseacupointswerepuncturedwithfiliformneedlesandstimulatedwithuniformreinforcing-reducingmethod,onceeverydayexceptSundays,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.ChinesemedicinalherbsusedwereHuangqi(RadixAstragali,黄芪)30g,Dangshen(RadixCodonopsisPilosulae,党参)30g,Danshen(RadixSalviaeMiltiorrhizae,丹参)30g,Chishao(RadixPaeoniaeRubra,赤芍)30g,Chuanxiong(RhizomaLigusticiChuanxiong,川芎)10g,Dilong(Lumbricus,地龙)10g,Niuxi(RadixAchyranthisBidentatae,牛膝)15g,Jixueteng(CaulisSpatholobi,鸡血藤)30gandGancao(RadixGlycyrrhizae,甘草)6gwhichweredecoctedinwatertobetakenonedoseeveryday(inthemorningandevening),continuouslyfor60days,with30daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Results:Aftertreatment,intreatmentandcontrolgroups,ofthe38and31cases,18(47.37%)and8(25.81%)experiencedremarkableimprovement,18(47.37%)and18(58.06%)wereeffective,and2(5.26%)and5(16.13%)hadnosignificantchanges,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing94.74%and83.87%respectively.Simultaneously,indexesofbloodrheologyaswholebloodratiohighshearviscosity(WBRHSV),wholebloodratiolowshearviscosity(WBRLSV),plasmaratioviscosity(PRV),hematacrit(HCT)andfibrinogen(Fib)wereremarkablyreducedincomparisonwithpre-treatment,meaningimprovementofthemicrocirculation(P＜0.05-0.01).Conclusion:Theres