In the theory of"consolidating basis and cultivating primordial qi"

"consolidating basis"refers to the use of the method of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen and replenishing the kidney and replenishing essence to take care of the innate and acquired essence; "cultivating primordial qi"refers to the purpose of cultivating and supplementing the body’s primordial qi by stimulating the physiological functions of organs of human body

so as to play a role in resisting disease and evil. In children with epilepsy

the innate spleen and kidney essence qi is not rich

and the acquired long-term illness is unhealed with the deficiency and fatigue

which leads to insufficient and damage of acquired essence qi of the spleen and kidney. The essence of the spleen and kidney is not enough to metabolize and replenish the brain and marrow

and the long-term illness causes depletion and deficiency of the spleen and kidney

and dysfunction of the zang-fu viscera. The wind

frighten

phlegm

and stasis are mutually inflicted

eventually leading to damage to the brain marrow

dysfunction of spiritual mechanism and become cognitive disorders.Starting from the pathogenesis of pediatric epilepsy cognitive impairment

this paper explored the traditional Chinese medicine thinking of consolidating basis and cultivating primordial qi theory in the treatment of cognitive impairment in children with epilepsy

that is

tonifying the kidney to consolidate the innate origin

and invigorating the spleen to consolidate the acquired origin

tonifying the spleen and benefiting qi to consolidate defensive qi

tonifying the spleen and benefiting essence to fill brain marrow. The specific treatment is mainly based on consolidating basis and cultivating primordial qi

supplemented by resolving phlegm

eliminating stasis and extinguish wind

and often chooses Huangqi（ Radix Astragali seu Hedysari）

Dangshen（ Radix Codonopsis）

Shudihuang（ Radix Rehmanniae Preparata）

etc. to cultivate and tonify the spleen and kidney

Yiyiren（ Semen Coicis）

Fuling（ Poria）

Shichangpu（ Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii）

etc. to eliminate phlegm

Taoren（ Semen Persicae）

Honghua（ Flos Carthami）

Chishao（ Radix Paeoniae Rubra）

etc. to resolve the stasis

Tianma（ Rhizoma Gastrodiae）

Gouteng（ Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis）

etc. to extinguish the wind

and cooperate with insect medicinals with flexible and fierce nature to pacify the liver

extinguish wind

and drive the wind to relieve epilepsy.