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Objective To observe the effect of the combination of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in treating aphasia in patients of acute ischemic stroke.Method 63 patients of aphasia after acute ischemic stroke were randomly divided into observation group(32 patients receiving combining treatment of acupuncture+Chinese medicine+routine western drug treatment)and control group(31 patients receiving routine western drug treatment).Comparison between patients of two groups was made including the speech functions of spontaneous talk,comprehension,repeat and denomination,the integral calculus of Neurological functions(NIHSS),Chinese medicine syndromes and the symptoms of sounding organs.Results The clinical efficacy,improvement of spontaneous talk and repeat of the speech ability in observation group were significantly better than those in control group.In Chinese medicine syndromes and the symptoms of sounding organs,the combining therapy also showed the tendency of better improvement.Con(?)sions The combining therapy of acupuncture and Chinese medicine can effectively improve the speech ability and clinical symptoms of patients of acute ischemic stroke aphasia.