Experience of YU Ying’ ao in the treatment of intractable epilepsy is introduced. The locations of epilepsy are brain

liver and spleen

and the pathogenesis is spleen

deficiency and accumulating phlegm

as well as liver qi stagnation

or hyperactivity of liver yang

so phlegm is brought up to the brain and blocking brain collaterals

hence occurs apraxia of the mind. As for the features

excess syndromes are more likely to be seen than deficiency syndromes and heat syndromes are more common than cold syndromes. Pathogenic factors are mainly phlegm and blood stasis. He proposed that treatments should be guided by syndrome and disease differentiation combined. Main treatment principle is suppressing exuberant yang to cease epilepsy

removing phlegm to unclog collaterals. Also Dianxian Cuxiao Decoction is used in practice.