Objective: To observe the influence of elderly patients with carotid atherosclerosis treated by and Yiqi Huoxue Huatan Fang on clinical symptoms

lipid levels and arteriosclerosis index. Method: Fifty-eight cases of carotid carotid atherosclerosis patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group

both groups were given general treatment

gave control group patients Cilostazole 50 mg twice a day

gave treatment group patients Cilostazole 50 mg twice a day and Yiqi Huoxue Huatan Fang (Radix Astragali

Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

Fructus Mori

Pheretima

Rhizoma Acoritatarinowii

Camellia sinensis

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Achyranthes bidentata etc). After 12 weeks' treatment and follow-up

compared the clinical symptoms changes

statistical syndrome integral

lipid levels and arteriosclerosis index before and after treatment. Result: After treatment

the clinical symptoms and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome integral are improved in treatment group compare to control group

the difference is of statistical significance (P<0.05);the treatment group patients' serum total cholesterol(TC)

low density lipoprotein cholesterin(LDL-C) are lower than control group

high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) level is higher than control group

the differences are of statistical significance (P<0.05).AI is lower than control group

the differences are of statistical significance (P<0.01). Conclusion: Yiqi Huoxue Huatan Fang can effectively improve the elderly patients with carotid atherosclerosis on clinical symptoms

lipid metabolism

reducing the arteriosclerosis index function

have positive effects on elderly patients with carotid atherosclerosis.