Headache and only use ibuprofen? Check out these options
When you encounter some headaches, most of you will only buy painkillers like painkillers and ibuprofen, but these drugs often only relieve the pain temporarily, and after the effect of the drug, the headache starts again.
And long-term use of painkillers can also be a risk of addiction, gastrointestinal damage and so on.
Therefore, in many cases, we recommend taking some proprietary Chinese medicine for the right cause, which can be an effective treatment. There is a wide range of proprietary Chinese medicines for headache, how should I use them?
Headache can be divided into externalHeadache and internalHeadache according to the characteristics and form of onset.
External headache
01
Wind-heat headache
Symptoms: Rapid onset, headache like cracking, aggravated by heat, accompanied by red and red face, thirst, runny nose, constipation, yellow and red urine, toothache, yellow tongue coating.
Treatment: Pungent, cooling and relieving symptoms, dispelling wind and clearing heat.
02
Wind-damp headache
Symptoms: easily recurring in wind-cold and rainy weather, headache like wrapping, head swelling and stabbing pain, accompanied by heavy limbs, chest tightness and abdominal distension, dullness, unfavorable urination, loose stools, light red tongue, white and greasy tongue coating.
Treatment: Dispel wind, overcome dampness and clear the orifice.
Recommended Chinese medicines: Jiu Wei Qiang Wu Wan, Chuan Xiong Qing Brain Granules, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Liquid, etc.
03
Wind-cold headache
Symptoms: The most common type of headache. The pain may be accompanied by fever, cough, runny nose, thin white tongue coating and floating tight pulse.
Treatment: Dispel wind, dispel cold and relieve pain.
Recommended traditional Chinese medicine: Chuanxiong Chajiao San (tablets and granules), Tongtian Oral Liquid, Head Wind Pain Capsules, Tianma Headache Tablets, Zheng Chai Hu Drinking Punch, Ge Gen Tang Granules, etc.
Internal injury headache
01Liver Yang headAche
Symptoms: Mostly seen in patients with hypertension, head distension and pain (mostly on both sides), dizziness, accompanied by irritability, insomnia and dreaminess, red face and bitter mouth, red tongue and yellow tongue coating.
Treatment: Calming the liver and submerging Yang, quenching wind and relieving pain.
Recommended Chinese patent medicines: Quan Tian Ma capsule, Tian Ma Tou Feng Ling tablet, Qing Brain and Lowering Pressure tablet, Tian Shu capsule, compound yang horn granule, Qing Kong dispersion tablet, Song Ling Blood and Vein Kang capsule, etc.
02HeadacheDue to deficiency of qi and blood
Symptoms: It is mainly caused by deficiency of Qi and Blood, mostly seen in people with long-standing illness and blood loss. The headache is lingering and vaguely painful, and the pain is relieved at rest, accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, weakness of limbs, loss of appetite, lack of color, insomnia and dreaminess, with a pale tongue and thin white fur.
Treatment: Benefit Qi and nourish Blood, promote circulation and relieve pain.
Recommended Chinese medicines: Ginseng and Spleen Pill, Ginseng and Spleen Pill, Tonic Zhong Yi Qi Pill, etc. For Qi deficiency, and Blood deficiency, Ginseng and Brain Granules, Ginseng and Brain Pill, Pat Chun Granules, Tianma Headache Tablets, etc.
03Kidney deficiencyHeadache
Symptoms: Headache caused by deficiency of kidney essence, headache, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, forgetfulness, spermatorrhea, fatigue, blurred vision and tinnitus.
In cases of kidney yang deficiency, the patient may have cold fear, thin white tongue coating and a sunken and weak pulse; in cases of kidney yin deficiency, the patient may have flushed face, fever, night sweating, red tongue, little or no moss, and a thin pulse.
Treatment: Tonify the kidney, benefit the essence and fill the marrow.
Recommended Chinese medicine: For kidney-yin deficiency, kidney-brain tonifying pill, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Tian Ma Shou Wu Tablets, Tian Ma Head Wind Spirit Tablets, Tian Ma Brain Awakening Capsules, etc.; for kidney-yang deficiency, use Right Return Pill, Jin Kui Kidney Qi Pill, etc.
04Phlegm headache
Symptoms: Headache caused by loss of spleen health and upward disturbance of phlegm-dampness. The headache is faint and heavy, accompanied by body drowsiness, tiredness and weakness, dizziness, chest tightness and nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, loose stools, cough with phlegm, and white and greasy tongue coating.
Treatment: Eliminating phlegm and dampness, quenching wind and relieving pain.
Recommended Chinese medicines: Hanxia Tianma Pill, Zhengtian Pill, Headache Ning Capsules, Clear Brain and Revitalizing Liquid, etc.
05Blood stasis headache
Symptoms: Mostly manifesting as recurrent headaches that do not heal after a long period of time, with the headache fixed at a fixed place and pain like a cone. The tongue is dark purple, or with petechiae, and the coating is thin and white.
Treatment: Promote blood circulation, resolve blood stasis, and relieve pain.
Recommended Chinese medicines: Blood Mansions and Stasis Capsules (oral liquid), Fuxiang Curcuma Red Tablets (capsule), Da Chuanxiong Pills, Danzhen Headache Capsules, Tianshu Capsules, etc.
A word of advice
For people with headache, it is correct to choose the Chinese patent medicine that fits the evidence type. If you take Chinese medicine without considering the type of symptoms, it will not be effective and may delay the disease.
Source: Internet
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