活血化瘀是临床经常应用的重要治则之一。在冠心病、脑血栓形成、血栓闭塞性血管炎、硬皮病及瘢痕等不同疾病采用活血化瘀法的治疗过程中,可以看到患者的疼痛感、异常感觉减轻以至消失,患肢由凉转暖,皮肤由硬变软,功能障碍得以改善等等。这些临床观察到的现象与中医书籍所记载的“痹……在于脉,则血凝而不流”、“痛者,气血不通之意”、“疏其气血,令其调达”等论点联系起来,初步设想,活血化瘀治则可能作用于血液循环,尤其改善了局部 Blood circulation is one of the most important clinical treatments. In the treatment of coronary heart disease, cerebral thrombosis, thromboangiitis obliterans, scleroderma and scars using the method of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, it can be seen that the patient’s pain and abnormal feelings are relieved and disappeared. Warming, hard and soft skin, impaired function, etc. These clinical observations are related to the phenomenon observed in traditional Chinese medicine books: “Hey, er, pulse, blood coagulation but no flow,” “pain, impotence of blood and blood,” “disregarding qi and blood, and adjusting it.” In connection with the arguments, it is tentatively conceived that blood circulation and blood stasis treatment may affect the blood circulation, especially improving the local