Chinese patent medicine for headache

Headaches can be divided into several situations. When you have a cold and fever, you will have headache symptoms. In this case, you need to take some cold medicine. It is a complication of a cold. There is another type of headache that is caused by internal injury, which may also be caused by chronic diseases. For example, excessive liver fire can cause headaches, insufficient qi and blood can also cause headaches, etc. For the problem of headaches, you can choose Chinese patent medicine to treat headaches, and long-term use will have better results.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats headaches mainly by eliminating the cause of the disease, supplemented by Chinese medicine to relieve pain. Although Chinese patent medicines do not work as quickly as painkillers in treating headaches, they can eliminate the cause and reduce the incidence of headaches. According to the condition, the commonly used Chinese patent medicines are as follows:

External headache

The invasion of wind evil is an important factor causing headaches. It can occur alone or in collusion with cold, heat, dampness and other evils. Therefore, headaches can be divided into cold and hot types.

1. Wind-cold headache: It is caused by exogenous wind-cold and dampness. In addition to headache, there may also be fever without sweating, heavy headache, and limb aches. Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills are suitable for this.

2. Wind-heat headache: Headache caused by exogenous wind-heat (mainly distending pain), fear of wind, fever, clear runny nose, and even sore throat and toothache are suitable for Xiongju Shangqing Pills.

Internal injury headache

Headaches caused by other chronic diseases or emotional factors often recur.

1. Liver fire headache: A headache caused by anger and anxiety, accompanied by tinnitus, deafness, bitter taste in the mouth, dizziness, pain in the flanks, and red and astringent urine. It is suitable to use Xieqing Pills or Longdan Xiegan Pills.

2. Liver yang headache: Headache caused by emotional excitement and high blood pressure, headache with fullness, stiff neck, and bad temper, is suitable for Tianma Gou Teng Pills.

3. Headache caused by Qi deficiency: Headache aggravated by fatigue, more likely to occur in the afternoon, accompanied by a constant feeling of fatigue and lack of energy. It is suitable to use Ginseng Guipi Pills.

4. Headache due to blood deficiency: more common in women, with dull, lingering headache, accompanied by pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, pale tongue, etc. It is suitable for Shiquan Dabu Pills or Renshen Yangrong Pills.

5. Headache caused by blood stasis: If the headache is basically fixed in one place each time, and the pain is stabbing, like being pricked by a needle, the face is dark, the tongue is also black or even has ecchymosis, or there is a history of head trauma, Xuefu Zhuyu Pills are suitable for the patient.

Migraine

Migraine is an independent disease that cannot be cured by either Chinese or Western medicine. Some Chinese patent medicines, such as Tongtian Oral Liquid, Zhengtian Pills, Quan Tianma Tablets, Quan Tianma Capsules, etc., have fewer side effects, good safety and good effects.

Warm reminder: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dizziness is mostly related to insufficient blood supply to the brain, while headaches are more related to vascular regulation disorders. You should check your blood pressure when you have a headache or feel dizzy. Severe headaches may require a more comprehensive examination:

① Measure blood pressure, including when you have a headache, in normal state and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring. ② CT or MRI of the head can detect and treat subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, or brain tumor in a timely manner. ③ Perform transcranial Doppler and large vessel ultrasound of the head blood vessels to identify possible vascular problems as soon as possible.