Objective To probe into the mechanism of acupuncture for treatment of recurrent stricture of artery. Methods The common carotid recurrent stricture rat model was induced by explosing the common carotid artery in the air, and then the rat model were treated with acupuncture, and the treatment of compound Danshen injection was used as control. The effects of acupuncture on endometrial hyperplasia of de-endothelium lesion, and blood malondialdehyde (MDA) level and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were determined. Results Acupuncture could inhibit the endometrial hyperplasia of de-endotheli...