[Systemic analysis on the studies of combined treatment of cerebrovascular diseases with acupuncture and herbal medicines].

ABSTRACT

[In the present paper, the authors make a systemic analysis on the combined treatment of cerebrovascular diseases with acu-moxibustion and herbal medicines from 1) background, 2) objective, 3) methods and contents, and 4) the underlying mechanism. It is thought of that optimizing the therapeutic program of acu-moxibustion and herbal medicines, and then optimizing their combined ways, time, quantity, etc. may improve clinical curative effect further. Concerning the study on the combined treatment of cerebrovascular diseases with acu-moxibustion and Chinese herbal medicines, the emphasis should be laid on the research on their pathways to pass through or pass by the blood-brain barrier and their protection action on the brain neurons which is the combining point for revealing the underlying mechanisms of the joint application of acu-moxibustion and herbal medicines.