We studied the effect of Tongluoxifeng on the metabolism of cerebral oxygenation and blood pressure during cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in the rats by noninvasive near infrared spectroscopy .The results showed that oxyhaemoglobin [HB.O2] & total haemoglobin [HB.T] in the brain tissure decreased after ischemia;but deoxyhaemoglobin [HB] increased after ischemia.After reperfusion,both HB.O2& HB.T returned to the control and exceeded the control,and then decreased again.The reduction of HB.O2 & HB.T after reperfusion in normal saline group was significantly larger than that in Tongluoxifeng group.These results indicated that Tongluoxifeng could prevent the reduction of cerebral blood flow during reperfusion.