Abstract：Objective：ToobservetheclinicaleffectofmodifiedBanxiaHouputangcombinedwithacupuncturefor dysphagiaafterstroke. Methods：Atotalof 90 casesofpatientswithdysphagiaafterstrokewererandomlydividedintotwo groups，45 casesineachgroup.Thecontrolgroupwassimplytreatedwithacupuncture，andtheobservationgroupwas additionallytreatedwithmodifiedBanxiaHouputangbasedonthetreatmentofthecontrolgroup.ThescoresofKubota's waterswallowtestandStandardizedSwallowingAssessment(SSA)andtheclinicaleffectinthetwogroupswerecompared. Results： Aftertreatment， thescoresofKubota'swaterswallowtestandSSAinthetwogroupsweresignificantly decreased，andthescoresintheobservationgroupwerelowerthanthoseinthecontrolgroup，differencesbeingsignificant (P＜0.01).Thetotalclinicaleffectiveratewas 95.56%intheobservationgroup，higherthanthatof 82.22%inthecontrol group，thedifferencebeingsignificant(P＜0.05). Conclusion：ThetherapyofmodifiedBanxiaHouputangcombinedwith acupunctureforpatientswithdysphagiaafterstrokehasbetterclinicaleffect，andcaneffectivelyimprovetheirswallowing function.