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Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.Methods:randomized controlled trials from January 1999 to August 2014 about combined treatment for ED were identified, screened the eligible literature according to the selection and exclusion criteria, and performed meta-analysis of the included studies and data with the software RevMan 5.2.Results: seven randomized controlled trials (n=683) were identified, Meta analysis indicated that: compared with controlled group, the total effective rate of treatment group with pooled OR as 5.70, 95%CI (3.58, 9.09), P<0.00001, the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion: the combined treatment was more effective than Chinese medicine therapy;however, the evidence is not strong enough due to the generally low methodological quality of the included study, more high quality randomized controlled trials are required.