Progress in the Treatment of Cerebral Infarction by Tianma Gouteng Decoction(天麻钩藤饮)
Cerebral infarction is the main cause of death and disability.Its characteristic is a sudden interruption of blood flow in a certain part of the brain,causing damage to the transportation of oxygen and nutrients,leading to a series of complex pathological and physiological changes,including excitatory amino acid toxicity,oxygen free radical damage,inflammatory factor damage,cell apoptosis,etc.For a long time,there have been significant limitations in clinical prevention and treatment due to the insufficient improvement of function and prognosis with a single treatment plan.Tianma Gouteng Decoction(天麻钩藤饮)is an agent for calming the liver and reducing adverse reactions.Modern medical research has found that it has the effects of inhibiting inflammatory reaction,improving vascular rheology,accelerating angiogenesis,anti atherosclerosis,anti oxidative stress,and pro-moting nerve repair.Tianma Gouteng Decoction has been widely used in clinical treatment of cerebral infarction.This article re-views the related mechanisms and research progress of Tianma Gouteng Decoction in treating cerebral infarction,laying a founda-tion for further research.