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)
S2: Wind-Phlegm type
Clinical manifestations/Indications: Migraine with dizziness, feeling heavy, stickiness in mouth, poor appetite, loose stool.
Therapeutic Principle: Dispelling wind and resolving phlegm.
Recipe: (Decoction for Resolving Phlegm of Chuan Xiong and Xi Xin)*.
Main Ingredients: Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Asarum Sielboldii Miq., Pericarplum Citri Reticulatae, Rhizoma Pinelliae.
The formula has the effect of strengthening the stomach and eliminating phlegm. It is suitable for reflective headache of gastrointestinal malfunction.