Migraine is a common neurological disease,and it mainly depengds on expectant treatment in acute phase. This paper gives a systematic,comprehensive review of clinical research on immediate effect of acute migraine attacks in recent years,including acupuncture,Chinese herbs(CH) and Western drugs (WD). We find that CH study is generally lack of uniform standards for randomization,diagnostic and efficacy determination,which demands high-quality clinical study and demonstration urgently;Acupuncture and WD have definitely immediate effect,but th...