〔Abstract〕 Objective To explore the influence of Yuxianling and its modified decoction on the expressions of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and the myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) in hippocampus of epileptic rats. Methods The 130 male healthy Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group (n=10), sham-operation group (n=10), pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) group (n=110). The sham operation group were injected with equivalent saline, and the rats of PTZ group were intraperitoneal injected with pentylenetetrazole. The standard ep...