Aim: To observe the effects of thin recipe of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on angiogenesis and the signal pathway of Nrf2/HO-1 after cerebral ischemic injury in rats. Methods: Totally 120 SD rats were randomly divided into four groups; sham operation group, model group, Buyang Huanwu Decoction group and thin recipe of Buyang Huanwu Decoction group. The focal cerebral ischemia rat model was established by middle cerebral arterial occlusion. Each group was treated with corresponding treatment. Each group was detected after cerebral ischemia for day 1, day 3 and day 7, respectively. Immunohistochemica...