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Xue Ji stated: If the face is red, eyes are fixed, the tongue is protruded or bitten, there is mental restlessness and shortness of breath, and the cry resembles that of a sheep, it is called Xin Xian (Heart Epilepsy). If the face and lips are cyanotic, the eyes roll upward, the limbs are spasmodic and convulsed, the body arches backward (opisthotonos), and the cry resembles that of a dog, it is called Gan Xian (Liver Epilepsy). If the face is black, the eyes tremble, saliva is frothed from the mouth, the body is stiff like a corpse, and the cry resembles that of a pig, it is called Shen Xian (Kidney Epilepsy). If the face is withered like dry bone, the whites of the eyes are exposed and the gaze is reversed, there are startles and opisthotonos, head shaking with frothing at the mouth, and the cry resembles that of a chicken, it is called Fei Xian (Lung Epilepsy). If the face is sallow, the eyes are straight and unresponsive, the abdomen is distended, the four limbs are flaccid and cannot be controlled, there is spontaneous diarrhea, and the cry resembles that of an ox, it is called Pi Xian (Spleen Epilepsy). For all five types of Xian, Wu Se Wan (Five-Color Pill) is used as the main formula, supplemented by herbs corresponding to the affected meridians.

Wang Kentang stated: According to *Qianjin Fang*, the six livestock epilepsies (horse, ox, sheep, chicken, dog, pig) are described without distinction among the five Zang organs. Qian Yi began to distinguish them but excluded the horse epilepsy. Zeng Shi argued that when the initial attack produces sounds resembling a sheep or dog, it is because the throat is obstructed by wind-phlegm, causing the sound naturally; this reasoning is very clear. The term "six livestock" is merely a forced naming convention. Therefore, Zhu Danxi asserted that since there is no basis in the classics and treatment methods do not strictly differentiate into five categories, it is unnecessary to divide them into five.

Liu Wansu stated: Generally, blood stasis obstructs the heart orifices, pathogenic factors reside in the Heart, and accumulated fright leads to epilepsy. The key to treatment lies in promoting circulation in the Heart meridian, regulating the blood vessels, smoothing Qi, and resolving phlegm. If a child has heat and phlegm, refuses milk, sleeps restlessly, and suffers from frequent palpitations and fright, these are precursors to an impending epileptic seizure. One should immediately administer Zi Shuang Wan (Purple Frost Pill) to guide out stagnation. Administering this pill appropriately and in measured doses will reduce the excessive pathogenic qi, thereby preventing complications such as wind convulsions and epilepsy. In cases where various forms of epilepsy result in the inability to speak during an attack, it is because the throat is the pathway for Qi; wind damages the Qi, blocking the gate of the voice pathway, which is also caused by blood stasis in the Heart and obstruction of the Heart orifices. Prepared Nan Xing (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum) ground into powder, mixed with a small amount of Zhu Dan Huang (Porcine Bile) and fed, yields excellent results. Alternatively, Qian Yi's Wu Xian Wan (Five-Epilepsy Pill) or Nan Xing San (Pinellia Powder), taken down with Shi Chang Pu Tang (Acorus Decoction), are essential medicines for treating epilepsy.

Qian Yi stated: Severe cases of the five types of epilepsy result in death; severe recurrences after illness also result in death.

Lou Quanshan stated: In pediatric epilepsy, if the eyes are fixed and silent, gazing without turning, white nebulae form on the eyes, the lips are black, the eyelids are lax, the pupils move intermittently, the corners of the eyes appear greenish-black, the face is green, and the fingers are black; if there is frothing at the mouth like white pus, lockjaw, abdominal distension, refusal to nurse, a sawing sound in the throat, lethargy with refusal to nurse, fever accompanied by bloody stool and refusal to nurse, bodily flaccidity with unconsciousness, borborygmus in the abdomen, epigastric fullness with pain, incessant vomiting and diarrhea, sweating with high fever that does not subside, prolonged lying awake, opisthotonos, and if one can fit a hand under the spine of an adult or a finger under the spine of a child, these are all signs of untreatable conditions.