Objective:To compare the analgesic effects of Corydalis Yanhusuo,Radix Lindera,Jin Ling-zi powder and Xiao Huo-luo Dan on chronic neuropathic pain in rats with sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI). Methods:The male SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups,sham operation group (n=13),saline group (n=13),Corydalis Yanhusuo group (n=16), Radix Lindera group (n=10),Jin Ling-zi powder group (n=20) and Xiao Huo-luo Dan group (n=7),respectively. Four days after the CCI surgery,the drugs were given by intragastric administration. The rats in Corydalis Yanhusuo group,Radix Lindera group,Jin Ling-zi powder group and Xiao Huo-luo Dan group were given 12 g·kg-1 drug respectively. The sham operation group and saline group were given the same amount of saline. The rats were administered intragastrically once a day for 14 consecutive days. From the beginning of the administration,the threshold of thermal pain was measured every other day by hot needling instrument. Results:Compared with Control group,the thermal threshold of Corydalis Yanhusuo group,Radix Lindera group,Jin Ling-zi powder group and Xiao Huo-luo Dan group were all increased,but the increase of Corydalis Yanhusuo group and Jin Ling-zi powder group were more significantly. Conclusion:Corydalis Yanhusuo,Radix Lindera,Jin Ling-zi powder and Xiao Huo-luo Dan all have analgesic effect on neuropathic pain,among which Jin Ling-zi powder has the strongest analgesic effect and the
fastest curative effect,followed by Corydalis Yanhusuo. The analgesic effects of Radix Lindera and Xiao Huo-luo Dan were not stable.