The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) exercises on the rehabilitation of post-stroke hemiplegic patientsMethods:On retrieving eight databases on a computer，we investigated the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of four TCM exercises (taiji，baduanjin，wuqinxi，and yijining) in the rehabilitation of post-stroke hemiplegic patientsThe Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to estimate the quality of the literatures，and RevMan53 was utilized to analyse the dataResults:A total of 17 articles were included，encompassing 1 000 stroke patientsFour TCM exercise groups were superior to the control group in improving the limb motor functionWithin 30 days，30～60 days，and after 60 days of treatment，the TCM exercise group was superior to the control group in terms of improving the motor function，balance function，and daily living abilityIn terms of improving the lower limb motor function，the TCM exercise group was superior to the control group after 30 days of treatment(436[302，570]); however，there was no significant difference in the FMA-L scores between the two groups within 30 days of treatment(113[-034，261])Within 6 months and after 6 months post stroke，the TCM exercise group was better than the control group at improving the limb motor function，balance function，and daily living abilityIn terms of improving the lower limb motor function，the TCM exercise group was superior to the control group within 6 months after stroke(397[263，531])，but no significant difference was found in the FMA-L scores of the two groups within 7 months(068[-114，250])Conclusion:The results of this meta-analysis revealed that TCM exercises can improve the limb motor function，balance function，and daily living ability in patients with hemiplegia after strokeHowever，because of the lack of literature on lower limb movement，the outcomes of each subgroup were inconsistentTherefore，more RCTs with high-quality，large sample sizes，and multiple measurement time points are required.