Objective: Effect of Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang (BYHWT) and its available composition combination antagonisming delayed neuronal death (DND) induced by cerebral ischemia and relation between DND and cerebral tissue energy metabolism, nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) will be studied. Method: cerebral ischemia model was made by ligating bilateral arteries carotis communis for 20 min followed reperfusion 48h in gerbils. Na + K + ATPase activity, lactic acid content, Ca 2+ ATPase, Mg 2+ ATPase activity, NO content and NOS activity were determined in fore brain cortex at 48h after reperf...