People with cerebral infarction can take Rhubarb and Stinging Worm Pill under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner if they have symptoms such as rough and dry skin (like the interlocking scales and nails of a dried fish) and menstrual closure caused by stagnation of blood stasis, but the pill does not have the efficacy of treating cerebral infarction. Rhubarb and stinging insect pill is composed of ripe rhubarb, soft-shelled turtle, leech, gadfly, grub, dried lacquer, peach kernel, fried bitter almonds, scutellariae, rhizoma dioicae, white peony, licorice, with the efficacy of invigorating blood circulation to break up blood stasis, and promoting menstruation and eliminating crushing symptoms. Rhubarb and stinging insect pill is used for the obstruction of blood stasis in the abdomen, amenorrhea, abdominal lumps, skin and nails, dark color, hot flashes and thinness, menstrual closure, and so on. The adverse effects of this drug are not clear. Note that pregnant women are prohibited, skin allergies stop taking. Cerebral infarction is not an indication for rhubarb stinging insect pill, but patients with symptoms of blood stasis can take rhubarb stinging insect pill under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. It is recommended that patients with cerebral infarction consult a regular cerebral disease department or neurology department to avoid delaying the condition.