Cerebral infarction is stroke in Chinese medicine. Acupuncture treatment for stroke has certain positive effects on the rehabilitation of limb movement, speech, swallowing and other functions, and has certain effects of regulating the spirit and guiding the qi (regulating the spirit and directing the unruly qi and blood), and dredging the meridians and collaterals. Cerebral infarction in Chinese medicine is called stroke, which is a condition of sudden fainting and unconsciousness, accompanied by crooked mouth, unfavorable speech, hemiplegia (inability to move or inflexible movement of one side of the limbs), or without fainting and fluttering, with only crooked mouth and hemiplegia as the main symptoms. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for stroke recovery can regulate the spirit and guide the qi, dredge the meridians and channels, which is conducive to the recovery of speech function, limb movement and swallowing function after stroke, as well as the alleviation of dizziness and numbness of the limbs and other symptoms after stroke. According to Chinese medicine, stroke is divided into middle meridian and middle viscera. The middle meridian manifests as hemiplegia, numbness of the skin, slurred speech, crooked mouth, etc., and is mostly treated with acupoints such as Shui Gou, Nei Guan, Sanyin Jiao, Jie Quan, Shak Ze, and Zhan Zhong. In the internal organs manifested as sudden fainting, trance, drowsiness or coma, accompanied by hemiplegia, slurred speech, crooked mouth, etc., and more selection of Shuigou, Baihui, Neiguan and other acupoints for treatment. Stroke is a serious disease, untimely treatment will produce a variety of sequelae, seriously affecting the patient’s life, and even life-threatening. When one side of the limb weakness, slurred speech, crooked mouth and other suspected symptoms of stroke, you should urgently seek medical attention.