Objective To summarize the clinical research of acupuncture treatment for dysphagia after stroke in recent ten years. The research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of dysphagia after apoplexy was reviewed from three aspects：conventional acupuncture therapy， characteristic acupuncture therapy and other acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. After analysis and comparison， the effects of various acupuncture methods are significant and superior to the corresponding control groups. At the same time， the problems found in the process of collating the literature are summarized to provide a scientific and practical basis for clinical treatment.