Overview of acupuncture research for stroke aphasia 1. Acupuncture methods: tongue acupuncture (tongue three acupuncture), head acupuncture (speech area, temporal three acupuncture, head double acupuncture), body acupuncture (awakening the brain and opening the mind acupuncture Fa Zhong, Neiguan, Sanyinjiao, Lianquan Hegu acupuncture, Fengchi, Tongli), eye acupuncture (upper jiao area, lower jiao area, liver and kidney area). Recent studies have shown that acupuncture research focuses on aphasia, while paying attention to the overall treatment of stroke disease, especially during the acute phase of stroke. In the selection of acupuncture points, emphasis is placed on the head, neck and neck, tongue body and points of the heart and kidney meridians, etc. The method of acupuncture emphasizes bloodletting, deep stabbing and strong stimulation of tongue localization. 2, acupuncture efficacy: domestic, for the effective rate of 78% (Tianjin Feng Xiu’e) ~ 100% (Liu Tai). Japan, Fukuda Daolong, the efficiency of acupuncture for stroke aphasia 30.8%. (1) Through the regulation of “cortex-thalamus-cortex”, the specific conduction system and non-specific conduction system reach balance with each other and rebuild the neural circuit of language activity. (2) Rapidly establishes cerebrovascular collateral circulation, which promotes increased blood flow to the damaged area and improves cerebral circulation insufficiency. (3) The number of nerve cells and nerve fibers in the hypofunctional language center is activated, and the compensation of brain function is promoted. 4. Problems: (1) the disease name is not uniform, the diagnosis is not clear, and it is confused with dysarthria; (2) the classification of aphasia is too simple, and the efficacy of different types of aphasia cannot be observed; (3) there is a lack of control groups and objective efficacy criteria; (4) the research on the mechanism of acupuncture is not deep enough.