Abstract:Objective To study the effect of traditional Chinese medicine on nerve cell factor and platelet function of phlegm-dampness cerebral infarction patients in rehabilitation period. Methods Totally 146 cases of phlegm-dampness cerebral infarction patients in rehabilitation period in Tai’an First People’s Hospital and Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University between May 2013 and December 2015 were randomly divided into two groups. The patients in the observation group received conventional drug treatment, rehabilitation training and traditional Chinese medicine, and the patients in the control group received routine drug treatment and rehabilitation training. Before and after treatment, neurological function of the patients was assessed, nerve cell factor content and platelet function index were determined. Results In 4 and 8 weeks after treatment, NHISS score and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment, while MMSE score, ADL score, platelet aggregation rate and serum CD62p and PAC-1 levels in the two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment; NHISS score and serum BDNF and NGF levels in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, while MMSE score, ADL score, platelet aggregation rate and serum CD62p and PAC-1 levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group. Conclusions Traditional Chinese medicine for phlegm dampness constitution can improve the neurological function of the patients with cerebral infarction in rehabilitation period and increase the secretion of cytokines and inhibit platelet aggregation.