The invention belongs to the technical field of induction and differentiation of stem cells and in particular relates to a medium for inducing differentiation and a method. An induction medium for inducing human
adipose tissue-derived stromal cells as
nerve cells consists of a solution A, a solution B and a solution C and is prepared by adopting a method comprising the following steps of: preparing the solution A by dissolving 8-12 micrograms of bFGF (
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor) in 500ml of a serum-
free medium of the human
adipose tissue-derived stromal cells, filtering and degerming to acquire the solution A; preparing the solution B by adding 10-20ml of injection of salviae miltiorrhizae composite into 490-480ml of the serum-
free medium of the human
adipose tissue-derived stromal cells to acquire the solution B; and preparing the solution C by dissolving 4-8 micrograms of bFGF, 4-8 micrograms of EGF (
Epidermal Growth Factor), 40-60 micrograms of BDNF (
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor) and 80-120 micrograms of GM1 (gangliosides) in 500ml of the serum-
free medium of the human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells to acquire the solution C. By adopting the medium for inducing human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells as
nerve cells disclosed by the invention, the human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells are differentiated into the
nerve cells by adopting the injection of salviae miltiorrhizae composite and combining the growth factors EGF, bFGF, BDNF and GM1; and the induction medium disclosed by the invention is non-toxic in selected induction components, high in induction efficiency and short in
induction time; and the exclusion and ethics problems do not exist in the inducted cells after
transplanting, so that the induction medium is high in safety.