Introduction
Migraine (Neuroheadache)
Modern understanding of the causes of migraine
Modern interpretation of the manifestations
Treatments According to Syndromes
S1: Wind-Heat type
S2: Wind-Phlegm type
S3: Qi Stagnation due to Liver-Fire type
S4: Jueyin Inner Cold type
S5: Blood deficiency
S6: Insufficiency of Qi
Migraine differentiation in accordance with symptoms
Type 1: Mono Type (Accumulation of Cold in the Liver Channel and Qi Stagnancy)
Type 2: Blinking Dim Spots Type (Three syndromes in TCM)
Type 3: Complex Light Spots Type (Accumulation of Cold in the Liver Channel and Qi Stagnancy)
Type 4: Cluster Type (Stagnancy of the Liver-Qi and Exterior Wind)
Treatments According to Syndromes
The treatments of migraine (by syndromes) according to the theory of TCM can be generally classified into two categories:
| Treatments | for the superficial | for the inner deficiency |
| Main principal treatment doctrine | to expel wind and clarify the heat | to invigorate the body righteous qi |
| Types | Wind-heat | Blood deficiency |
| Wind-phlegm | ||
| Qi stagnation due to Liver-fire | Insufficiency of Qi | |
| Jueyin inner cold |