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CEREBRAL VASCULAR DISEASE 119Chinese medicines. Even in hemorrhagic stroke, one shouldstill use blood-quickening, stasis-transforming medicinalsbased on Chinese theories. As Dr. Yan points out, “wherethere is hemorrhage, there must be stasis.” This is because theblood only flows freely when it remains within its vessels. Ifblood extravasates due to hemorrhage, then such extravasationmust, ipso facto, result in blood stasis. Only when thisstasis is transformed and dispelled can the function of thespirit brilliance be restored.2. The sooner treatment is initiated after a stroke withacupuncture and Chinese medicinals, the less permanentsequelae there usually are.3. For the blockage pattern of stroke, another first aidacupuncture treatment is to bleed Yu Ye and Jin Jin (M-HN-20). To do this, clamp the tongue between two chopsticks inorder to prevent the patient from retracting it at the momentof puncture.4. For more information specifically on the acupuncturetreatment of stroke and hemiplegia, see Wu & Han’s GoldenNeedle Wang Le-ting also published by Blue Poppy Press.5. Some Chinese doctors prefer to use head or so-called scalpacupuncture for the treatment of stroke. For information onthat acupuncture specialty, please see any of the variousbooks on this subject available in English.6. Ultimately, in Chinese medicine just as in Western medicine,the best treatment for cerebral vascular accident is prevention.This means treating hypertension, atherosclerosis,heart disease, and diabetes mellitus. When liver repletionpatterns are accompanied by constipation, freeing the flow ofthe bowels is also important for preventing stroke accordingto Chinese medicine.