Objective:To investigate the protective effect of scutellarein on rat cerebral ischemia. Method:After oral administration of scutellarein 100, 50 or 25mg?kg-1 for 7 days, focal cerebral ischemia was induced in male wistar rats by middle cerebral artery occlusion with the method of electric coagulation, and 24 hours later, the neurological deficit score and the cerebral infarct volume were assessed. Besides, in rats undergone same medication schema, global cerebral ischemia was induced by ligation of bilater...