Dynamic Combination Therapy on Chinese Herbal Granules to Improve the Symptoms in Convalescent Phase of Ischemic Stroke

After evaluated the style of the syndrome (Zhenghou) by an experienced integrative medicine doctor, the patients should be given a Chinese herbal granule formula twice a day for 4 weeks, which should be selected from 10 kinds of Chinese herbal granules and weekly changed according to differentiation of syndromes (Zhenghou) of patients.

The 10 kinds of matched placebo granules were of the similar appearance, taste, smell with the corresponding Chinese herbal granules respectively. The interventional process of the placebo group is similar as the Chinese herbal granule formula group

Standard medical care is the basic treatment for all enrolled patients, including aspirin 75-100mg per day, standard rehabilitation training, treatment for their primary diseases, etc.