All animals received the treatment once daily for a period of 14 days after the occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery.Spatial memory was assessed at 1, 7, and 14 days after MCAO. In order to determine the effect of ginger pharmacopuncture on the alteration of MDA level and the activities of antioxidant enzymes,the animals were divided into groups, as described previously. The brains of all the rats were isolated and prepared for the brain homogenate at the end of the experiment. The level of MDA and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in the brain homogenate were
estimated.