The term "epilepsy" is used to cover a variety of neurological disorders, normally marked by recurrent paroxysmal actions, caused by a disorder of the cerebrum.
Occurrence:
Over one million people in the U.S. alone are estimated
to have recurrent seizures. Estimated annual prevalence
is 6.42 cases per 100,000 population. Cause:
Various, including brain tumor, scar tissue remaining
from trauma to the brain, or a progressive
neurological disease, etc. In the vast majority of cases,
no pathological basis for the seizures is evidence -
during life or at autopsy. Isolated instances of
seizure, such as those created by fever, convulsant
drugs, hypoglycemia, etc., do not usually classify
the patient as epileptic. Recurrence is part of the
symptomology. Symptoms:
Depending on the type of epilepsy, symptoms can vary
from slight alterations in consciousness (i.e. absence
seizures, or "petit mal"), to dramatic loss of
consciousness, massive convulsions of all extremities,
urinary and/or fecal incontinence, and amnesia of the
event. The most advanced of these, "grand mal," can
involve convulsions of the limbs which are so violent
that bones are broken in the process. 
pilepsy is conventionally treated
by either drug therapy (i.e. antiepileptic drugs include
phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone, carbamazepine,
ethosuximide, methsuximide, clonazepam, valproate sodium, or
trimethadione), or in some partial epileptic cases
(about 40%), surgery. In the latter case, surgery
brings relief in about 30% of cases; another third note
a reduction in seizures. Alpha Omega Labs
became interested in herbal traditions relating to
epilepsy as a result of
the work of another herbalist who, herself, suffered from
"grand mal epilepsy," the very worst kind. Her online
name is Anastazea and her
story has been faithfully reproduced on this site,
word for word.Her Kavakosh
formula, a traditional herbal blend, is described elsewhere
on this site.
Note: This information is provided for educational purposes only and does is not intended to replace the use of a qualified health care professional. We strongly recommend the use of a physician for the diagnostic phase of any treatment. With an accurate diagnosis in hand, we believe the consumer, at that point, has a basic, unalienable right to seek out factual information on all therapeutic approaches, both orthodox and alternative, and chose those approach(es) that are right for them. Nonetheless, a "good doctor" should be considered a requisite starting point.
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