Chen Wangquan, chairman of the All-China Federation of Chinese Medicine Association of the Republic of China, pointed out that Chinese medicine calls migraine "the meeting of all yang" and the brain "the sea of marrow", and all the qi and blood in the five zang-fu organs are injected into the head, so when there are problems in the five zang-fu organs, it may cause headaches. The main cause of migraine is qi stagnation and blood stasis.
TCM: The main cause of migraine is qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Chinese medicine believes that "qi stagnation" and "blood stasis" are closely related to everyone's physique, daily life, diet, work pressure and interpersonal relationships. Especially female friends have headaches caused by stagnation of liver-qi, cold, cold drinks, staying up late, insomnia and mood. It can be said that it accounts for the majority.
Because of its high latitude and cold weather, South Korea often belongs to the constitution of "yang deficiency and cold coagulation", and it is attacked by external cold, which causes cold stagnation in the liver and is easy to induce migraine. Therefore, people have the custom of tying white cloth strips on their heads, mainly to keep their heads warm and avoid "qi stagnation and blood stasis". Traditional Chinese medicine, on the other hand, is based on meridian syndrome differentiation, and symptomatic treatment is given according to the location to relieve headache.
Four tips for solving migraine in traditional Chinese medicine
Dr. Chen Wangquan emphasized that migraine can be divided into three types: deficiency-cold type, tension type and excessive stomach fire type, among which deficiency-cold type and tension type are more common. Commonly used Chinese medicines include Radix Puerariae, Notopterygii Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Uncaria Uncaria, and Radix Paeoniae Alba.
Besides acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, tea and acupoint pressing can also be used to treat migraine. If migraine is caused by long-term tension, anxiety, depression and poor sleep, it is difficult to relieve it, so you must seek medical advice to adjust your physique. People can usually use the following four techniques to relieve migraine.
1 trick/Chuanxiong drink is helpful to promote blood circulation.
Ingredients: Angelica, Chuanxiong, Chrysanthemum.
Practice: Put the above medicines into a cup, pour 500 to 800cc of boiling water and wait for 10 to 15 minutes.
Efficacy: It helps to promote blood circulation, clear wind and heat in the head, and relieve discomfort such as headache and dry eyes.
Step 2/Press acupoints to promote circulation
Pressing the upper star in the center of the forehead hairline (about 1 finger width), the Tang Yin (about 1 finger width) and the wind pool (about1finger width) parallel to the earlobe on both sides of the neck and near the hairline can relax muscles and relieve headaches. Press the fingertips for 3-5 seconds and then release them. Press 10 each time, three times a day.
A hydrotherapy to relieve headaches
When taking a bath on weekdays, shower with hot water from the shower head to the eyes and temples for 2 to 3 minutes in turn, and maintain it by means of spa and hot compress. Splash will produce negative ions, while hot water can increase blood circulation and dilate blood vessels, making migraine attacks less painful in the future.
Step 4/Drink less cold drinks and ice products.
Drinking cold drinks or eating ice too fast or eating too much at a time can also make the neck blood vessels contract rapidly, causing headaches. Try to drink warm water and hot tea to improve the warmth of the body and make the circulation smooth; Fried, barbecue, cheese and other foods are difficult to digest, which will also affect blood circulation. Eat less.
These migraine types are suitable for ice compress:
Migraine should be relieved by ice in the acute stage, especially the cold-heat type with headache and slight body heat (body temperature above 37.5 degrees), the heatstroke type with headache caused by excessive sun exposure, or the migraine with pulsatile blood vessels that feel regular or irregular agitation in the temples. Ice should be applied to the temples or Tang Yin immediately, which can relieve symptoms quickly.
In the face of migraine, if you are in a state of tension for a long time, you are prone to anxiety, depression and poor sleep. You must seek medical advice to adjust your physique.