Objective:To explore the effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (invigorating Yang for recuperation) on glial scar and GFAP expression after spinal cord injury. Methods. 24 adult female SD rats were randomized into three groups: the normal, the experimental and the control, with an average of 8 rats in each group. Upon lesions of their right-sided lateral funiculus at C3-4, the experimentals and the controls were given respectively the intragastric administration of Buyang Huanwu Decoction and distilled water for 8 weeks. Haematoxylin staining a...