BACKGROUND:ThepharmacologicalactionoftraditionalChinesemedicinecompoundisthecomprehensiveeffectofthevariousingredients,andtheinteractionsofvariousingredientsarecloselycorrelatedwiththefinaleffect.InordertorevealthecompatibilitymechanismofBHD'sprescriptionintreatingandpreventingischemiccerebrovasculardisease,weneededexploretheeffectandrelationofingredientsintheprescription.OBJECTIVE:ToobservetheeffectofBuyangHuanwudecoction(BHD)andAstragalusmongholicusontheactivityofplateletactivatingfactorreceptor(PAFR)intheplateletofrabbitsinvitro,andinvestigatethemechanismofAstragalusmongholicus.DESIGN:Adecomposedrecipesstudy.SETTING:GuangzhouUniversityofTraditionalChineseMedicine.MATERIALS:FiveNewZealandrabbits,weighing2-3kg,bothsexes,wereused.BHDwascomposedofShengHuangQi120g,DangGuiWei6g,ChiShao4.5g,ChuanXiong3g,DiLong3g,TaoRen3g,HongHua3g.TheprescriptionforactivatingbloodcirculationconsistedofDangGuiWei6g,ChiShao4.5g,ChuanXiong3g,DiLong3g,TaoRen3gandHongHua3g.Theprescriptionforinvigoratingqiconsistedof120gShengHuangQi.ThepreparedherbalpieceswerepurchasedfromthetraditionalChinesemedicineDispensaryofFoshanSecondPeople'sHospital,andappraisedbyProfessorXufromScienceofChineseMateriaMedicaCollege,GuangzhouUniversityofTraditionalChineseMedicine.3H-PAFwassuppliedbyAmershamCo.,Ltd.(specificactivity:6.475TBq/mmol;batchnumber:200402);PAFstandardbyBiomolCo.,Ltd.(batchnumber:P1318V).METHODS:TheexperimentswerecarriedoutintheLaboratoryofNuclearMedicine,GuangzhouUniversityofTraditionalChineseMedicinefromSeptembertoDecember2004.①InjectionsofBHD,prescriptionsforactivatingbloodcirculationandinvigoratingqiwerepreparedbythedecoctionandalcoholsedimentationtechnique.Rabbitcommoncarotidarteryblood(40mL)wasdrawnviaintubationtoprepareplateletsuspensionof(0.8-1.0)×1010L-1.②Determinationo