Objective To observe the effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao（Brain-resuscitating）Acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction.Methods Totally 90 patients with motor aphasia were randomized into acupuncture plus language training group

single acupuncture group

and language training group（control group）

with 30 in each.The Western Aphasia Battery（WAB）was adopted to evaluate the speaking functions of the patients.The aphasia quotient（AQ）of the patients

four basic speaking functions including spontaneous talk

spoken language understanding

retelling

and naming

and communicative ability in daily life（CADL）were observed.Results After treatment

AQ

CADL and score of spontaneous talk

spoken language understanding

retelling

and naming of the three groups were all significantly improved（P<0.05 or P<0.01）.Compared with the control group

the AQ

CADL and the spontaneous talk

retelling

and naming of the acupuncture plus language training group were significantly different（P<0.05 or P<0.01）.The score of the single acupuncture group in CADL

retelling and naming was significantly increased（P<0.05）.The comparison of the acupuncture plus language training group with the single acupuncture group after treatment showed no significant difference（P>0.05）.Conclusion Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture plus language rehabilitation training for motor aphasia caused by cerebral infarction is effective with the superiority in improving the ability of spontaneous talk

retelling

naming and CADL.