ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of Yiqi Huoxue Huatan Tongluo recipe on hemodynamics, hemorheology and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral infarction. MethodsA total of 70 patients with cerebral infarction admitted to our hospital from May 2016 to May 2018 were selected as the research subjects, and were divided into control group and observation group according to the random number table method, with 35 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were administered routine Western medicine, based on which Yiqi Huoxue Huatan Tongluo recipe was employed additionally to patients in the observation group. The clinical efficacy, hemodynamics, hemorheology, carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), and the change condition of carotid plaque area of patients were compared between the two groups. ResultAfter a month of treatment, the total effective rate (97.14%) in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (77.14%), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The maximal peak flow velocity (Vs) and mean blood flow velocity (Vm) of bilateral cerebral blood flow of patients in the two groups significantly increased, and the levels of patients in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The resistance index (RI), pulsatility index (PI) significantly decreased, and the levels of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, with the statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The blood viscosity, fibrinogen level, and hematocrit of patients in the two groups significantly decreased, and the levels of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, with the statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The carotid arterial IMT and carotid plaque area of patients in the two groups significantly decreased. The carotid arterial IMT and carotid plaque area of the observation group were significantly smaller than those of the control group, with the statistically significant differences (P<0.05). ConclusionRoutine Western medicine combined with Yiqi Huoxue Huayu Tongluo recipe can effectively improve the conditions of hemodynamics and hemorheology in patients with cerebral infarction, and significantly reduce the carotid intima-media thickness and carotid atherosclerotic plaque area, for it is worth promoting and applying.