“活血散风、疏肝健脾”针刺法是国医大师中国工程院院士石学敏教授20世纪70年代创立的针刺降压方法，为“石氏卒中单元”疗法的重要组成部分，也是中医防治心脑血管疾病的一大突破。石院士首次将高血压病机归纳为“气海失司，营运失调”，以“气海”理论为降压切入点，法拟“人迎”为主穴，配以“合谷、太冲、曲池、足三里”，同时规定明确的手法量学标准，有“通调气海，活血散风，疏肝健脾”之功，该针刺法在选穴配伍上，既注重经穴特异性，又兼顾解剖特点，临床行之有效，绿色安全。现阶段“活血散风、疏肝健脾”针刺法已成为国际倡导的高品质降压疗法。

The acupuncture method of “Activating Blood and Dispersing Wind，Soothing Liver and Strengthening Spleen”，set up by academician Shi Xuemin in the 1970s，is not only an important part of the “Mr.Shi's Stroke Unit”，but also a breakthrough for the prevention and control of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.Academician Shi first put forward the pathogenesis of hypertension as “qihai disfunction，yingyun imbalance”，and based on the theory of “qihai”，heselected points including point ST9（Renying），point LI11（Quchi），point LI4（Hegu），point ST36（Zusanli）and point LR3（Taichong），with the explicitly stipulated manipulation metrology standard at the same time，which have the function in＂regulating qihai，activating blood and dispersing wind，harmonizing liver and spleen＂.The method of acupuncture pays attention to the specificity of acupoint effects and also the characteristics of anatomy in the compatibility of points，which is effective and safe in clinic.Therefore，the acupuncture method of “Activating blood and Dispersing Wind，Soothing Liver and Strengthening Spleen” has become a preferred and international advocated anti-hypertensive alternative therapy with high quality at present.