Epilepsy Treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Syndrome Differentiation： A Review
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220490
- VernacularTitle:中医药辨证治疗癫痫的研究进展
- Author:
Fazhi SU
1
;
Yanping SUN
1
;
Chenxi BAI
1
;
Wensen ZHANG
1
;
Bingyou YANG
1
;
Qiuhong WANG
1
;
Haixue KUANG
1
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Basic and Application Research of Beiyao， Ministry of Education，Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine，Harbin 150040， China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
epilepsy;
syndrome differentiation;
traditional Chinese medicine therapy;
clinical experience;
mechanism of action
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(11):200-211
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease characterized by seizures， and is one of the most common nervous system diseases in clinic practice with the recurrent， transient， and refractory characteristics. Clinically， western medicine therapy is mainly adopted in the treatment of epilepsy， but it is not conducive to long-term use for patients on account of severe side effects， which can result in abnormalities in the digestive system， central nervous system， hematopoietic system， urinary system， and liver function to varying degrees. Syndrome differentiation is usually used for the treatment of epilepsy by traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）， which can avoid the side effects of western medicine treatment on the basis of improving patients' syndromes. The literature on TCM in the treatment of epilepsy in China and abroad indicates that the syndrome differentiation in TCM is often based on phlegm， blood stasis， wind， and deficiency， and the treatment methods include acupuncture， acupoint catgut embedding， moxibustion， Chinese medicine monomer， drug pair， and compound decoction. The various treatments of TCM play an important role in the comprehensive treatment of epilepsy through multiple channels and links， such as reducing the degree and number of seizures. This paper comprehensively summarized the clinical experience of TCM in the treatment of epilepsy， systematically expounded various treatment methods and ideas of TCM in the treatment of epilepsy， and deeply discussed the mechanism of TCM in the treatment of epilepsy， aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical formulation of a reasonable individualized treatment plan for epilepsy and diversified ideas for the more effective treatment of epilepsy by TCM.
