Objective To observe the outcome of Nimodipine and Salvia Miltiorrhiza Composite in treating newborn hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE ) . Methods 128 HIE patients were randomly divided into four groups;-Salviae Miltiorrhiza Compsite treated group (n=32) , Nimodipine treated group (n 30) , Nimodipine plus Salviae Miltiorrhiza Composite treated group ( n =35) , and control group ( n =31) , in which the symptoms and signs , the reactions following treatment were observed .Results The total effective rates of Salviae Miltiorrhize Composite treated group , Nimodipine treated group , Nimodipine plus Salviae Miltiorrhiza Composite treated group were 81.3% (26/32) , 80% (24/30) and 97.1% (34/35) respectively , and the markedly effective rates were 53.1% (17/32) , 53.3% (16/30) and 88.6% (31/35) respectively . The total effective rates and the markedly effective rates of control group were 51.6% (16/31) and 6.5% (2/31) respectively ,the treated groups were higher than that of control group ( P