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Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Sanjiao Cidi therapy on acute cerebral infarction and its effect on levels of S100-β protein （S100-β）， tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）， hypersensitive C-reactive protein （hs-CRP） and neuropeptide （NPY）. Method:One hundred and eighty patients were randomly divided into control group （90 cases） and observation group （90 cases） by random number table. Patients in control group got aspirin enteric-coated tablets， 100 mg/time， 1 time/day， edaravone injection （injected within 30 minutes） for 14 days， 30 mg/time， 2 times/day， simvastatin tablets， 20 mg/time， 1 time/day. In addition to the basic therapy of meloxicam tablets， patients in observation group were also treated with Sanjiao Cidi therapy. In the first step， patients got Guizhi therapy to dredge Zhongjiao and Shangjiao， 1 dose/day， for 8 days. In the second step， patients got Sini therapy to dredge Zhongjiao and Xiajiao， 1 dose/day， for 10 days. In the third step， patients got Tianjing Gubentherapy， 1 dose/day， for 10 days. The course of treatment was 4 weeks. Before the treatment， and at the first， second， third and fourth weeks after treatment， National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale （NIHSS） was scored. And before and after treatment， function scale of fuglmeyer （FMA）， ability of daily life activities （ADL）， mini-mental state examination （MMSE） and main symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine were scored. Comprehensive assessment of patient report outcome （PRO） was made. And levels of S100-β， hs-CRP， TNF-α and NPY were detected. And the incidence rate of pulmonary infection， urinary infection， skeletal myalgia， shoulder hand syndrome and shoulder subluxation of patients were recorded during hospitalization. Result:The clinical efficacy in observation group was better than that in control group （Z=2.141， P<0.05）. Scores of NIHSS in observation group were lower than those in control group at the first， second， third and fourth weeks after treatment （P<0.01）. Scores of upper limb， legs and the total scores from FMA were higher than those in control group （P<0.01）. Scores of the main symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine， symptoms， psychological and social scores， total scores of PRO， S100-β， hs-CRP， TNF-α and NPY were lower than those in the observation group （P<0.01）. And scores of ADL and MMSE were higher than those in control group （P<0.01）. Total incidence of complications in observation group was 27.27%（21/77）， which was lower than 46.15%（36/78） in control group （χ2=5.941， P<0.05）. Conclusion:In addition to conventional western medicine treatment， Sanjiao Cidi therapy can treat the patients with acute cerebral infarction， alleviate the degree of neurological deficit， improve the cognitive function， motor function of limbs and the ability of daily life， reduce the main symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine， the incidence of complications and the inflammatory response， protect the nerve cells， with a better clinical efficacy and comprehensive effect in patients than pure Western medicine.