中风后失语是中风病的常见后遗症，针灸治疗中风后失语疗效显著。除体针针刺外，头皮针、舌针、配合功能训练、针药结合、物理疗法皆为常见治疗方法。针刺头针可增加血流量，促进侧支循环建立。舌针可直接刺激舌根及舌体，促进语言功能恢复。语言功能训炼是重要的辅助治疗方法，通过日常训练，可直接刺激语言通路的恢复。针药结合可以增强针刺功效，缓解穴位疲劳。电针及重复经颅磁刺激等现代治疗方法，对调节皮层兴奋性及神经递质的释放、神经营养和保护意义重大。临床选取适当疗法联合运用，可以共同激发和调节机体机能，促进语言功能的恢复。

Acupuncture has a significant effect on aphasia after stroke, one of the common complications of stroke. Besides body acupuncture, there are common treatments as scalp acupuncture, tongue acupuncture, training of language, combining with herbal medicine and physiotherapy. Scalp acupuncture may increase the blood flow of brain and promote the establishment of side branch circulation. Tongue acupuncture stimulates the tongue directly to promote the restoration of language. So are daily language trainings. Combining with herbal medicine can enhance the effect of needles and relieve fatigue of acupuncture. Modern treatments as electroacupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation have a special effect on regulating excitability of cortex, the release of neurotransmitter and the nutrition of nervus. Clinical treatment usually combines these methods to promote the restoration of language functions together, because all of them can adjust the body′s vitality.