Abstract: Objective
Based on the literature, to study the highfrequency traditional Chinese medicines and medicinal types for pediatric epilepsy in the recent 20 years. On this basis, to summarize the medication rules in pediatric epilepsy, which provides the basis for clinical treatment.MethodsThe related literature of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of childhood epilepsy published in China from 2000 to 2019 was searched. SPSS 19.0 software was used to analyze the frequency.
Results
This study involved 241 flavors and 19 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines. Among them, Acorus tatarinowii was the most frequently used(72.28%),and the flavors were mainly sweet, spicy and bitter, with a cumulative frequency of 82.08%. The medicinal properties of Acorus tatarinowii were mainly warm, cold and moderate, with a cumulative frequency of 90.67%. The main meridians were liver, heart, spleen and stomach, with a total of 65.40%. The main types of Chinese medicines used were those tonifying deficiency, calming liver and wind, resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, accounting for 46.90% of the total drug use.
Conclusion
Clinical treatment for pediatric epilepsy mainly focuses on tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing the liver and kidney, eliminating phlegm and resuscitating Qiao, relieving wind, dredging collaterals and stopping spasm. Drugs are mostly sweet, spicy and bitter.

Key words: Epilepsy, Literature mining analysis, Traditional Chinese treatment, Medication rule, Children