Exploration On The Origin And Development Of The Prescription For Treating Epilepsy & The Regular Pattern Of Making Up The Prescription

Epilepsy is a common disease of the internal medicine Department,and one of the difficult and complicated cases as well.The ancient people have accumulated a wealth of expiences on the treatment for epilepsy,and also left numerous formulae materials.The paper summarizes 294 prescriptions for treating epilepsy through the ages,and emphatically discusses its developing process,the regular pattern of making up the prescription,and the characteristics of using the medical herbs,and also makes a deep exposition of every kind of typical prescription and common medical herbs in the light of clinical and modern pharmacology study.The paper stresses the leading function of invigorating the spleen,eliminating phlegm,calming the mind,and inducing resuscitation in the treatment of epilepsy,and thus advances the new way of thought on making up prescription by using the medical herbs for eliminating phlegm and calming the wind in the onset stage.and for strengthening the spleen and the stomach in resting stage,as well as the mechanism of coming on of the disease,which is in the order of spleen deficiency.phlegm stagnation, unconsciousness.and epilepsy.The mainstage,as well as the mechanism of coming on of the disease, which is in the order of spleen deficiency,phlegm stagnation, unconsciousness,and epilepsy.The main purpose of this paper is to promote and raise the level of making up of the prescription and using the right herbs on the clinical treatment of epilepsy,so that the curative effect for this kind of disease can be enhanced.