Meta analysis on the treatment of cerebral infarction with five soup and acupuncture

Objective: Systematic evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Jieyang and five soup combined with acupuncture to treat brain infarction Methods Computer retrieved databases such as Pubmed, The Cochrane library, CNKI, CBM and WANFANG Data, collected a randomized controlled trial for acupuncture and other methods for the treatment of brain infarction. Meta analysis is performed after extracting information from the study and evaluating it qualitatively. The results included a total of 16 RCT,1446 patients. The results of the Meta analysis show that the combination of acupuncture treatment of Jiuyang and five soup can significantly improve the total effectiveness of patients with brain infarction [OR= 3.24,95% CI (2.41,4.37), P<0.00001], and significantly reduce the neurological function score and some indicators of blood rheology after treatment. Conclusion Jiangyang also five soup combination acupuncture treatment can significantly improve the efficacy of patients with brain infarction, but more and better randomized, double-blind, controlled trials are needed.