title: Epilepsy in Chinese culture.
abstract: This article reviewed the meaning and development of epilepsy in Chinese culture. The theories of Yin and Yang and the five elements, fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine, were introduced, which form the context of understanding of the etiology, classification, and treatment of epilepsy in traditional Chinese medicine.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016709:Yin-Yang
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal