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)
S5: Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations/Indications: Headache behind eye wrinkle lines, malnutrition, menstrual disorder, abdominal pain.
Therapeutic Principle: Nourishing and regulating the blood, calming endogenous wind.
Recipe: Addition to Decoction of Four Ingredients
Main Ingredients: Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Scutellariae.
The formula relieves headache, tranquilizes the mind, nourishes blood, and relaxes muscles. It is particularly suitable for headache with anemia, and reflective headache during menstrual period.
Cautions: The recipe is not suitable for patients with deficiency of spleen-yang and stomach-yang marked by anorexia and watery stool.