The invention provides a composition having efficacies of nourishing the brain and benefitting intelligence. The composition is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 6-50 parts of fructus alpiniae oxyphyllae, 2-18 parts of walnuts, 1-12 parts of Chinese yams, 1-10 parts of rhizoma polygonati, 2-13 parts of Chinese wolfberry fruits, 5-20 parts of poria cocos, 2-14 parts of radix puerariae, 1-13 parts of prepared fleeceflower roots, 1-20 parts of grassleaf sweetflag rhizomes, 1-10 parts of rhizoma ligustici wallichii, 1-20 parts of roots of herbaceous peonies, 3-15 parts of carrots and 4-20 parts of day lilies. The composition provided by the invention can be used for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, is wide in application range, takes effect quickly, is low in recurrence, and is suitable for crowds of different ages to eat. According to health preservation concept, traditional Chinese medicines, vegetables, nuts and the like are selected for combination, so that the effects and the purposes of preventing or treating the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can be achieved. The composition provided by the invention is green and safe, can be eaten for a long term, has food therapy effects on the heart and cerebral vessels, and is stable and reliable.