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For every headache 2 local points and 1 distal plus Du 20. Then add in points for specific syndromes
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Headache (next 13 patterns)
Yang Ming (St/LI) (frontal) = Du23, St8, LI4 Tai Yang (UB) (occipital) = Du17, UB10, UB60 Shao Yang (GB) (temporal) = GB8, Tai Yang, GB41 Jue Yin () (top of head) = Du20, Tai Yang, Liv3 |
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Fixed sharp headache
Worse at night Tongue: purple, purple spots Pulse: wiry or choppy |
Headache due to blood stagnation
Headache: Sp10, LI4, Liv3, UB17 Stop pain, move blood |
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Acute, severe headache
Possible neck/shoulder pain Runny nose, clear/white discharge Aversion to cold and heat No sweating or thirst Tongue: thin, white coat Pulse: floating, tense |
Exterior Wind Cold (Tai Yang because it is exterior)
Stop pain, release exterior, stop cold Exterior: LI4, Lu7, UB12 |
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Chronic, intermittent, distending/throbbing headache
Insomnia Tinnitus Hypochondriac pain Constipation, scanty yellow urine Bitter taste Aversion to heat Thirst for cold Easily angered Often unilateral Red eyes, complexion Tongue: red w/dry yellow coat Pulse: rapid, wiry |
Liver Fire (Shao Yang Headache=one-sided)
Liver=Liv2, Liv14, LI11 Drain fire, soothe liver, stop pain The fire burns fluids and it travels upward and creates headache |
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Acute headache
Possible neck/shoulder pain Sore throat Runny nose, yellow discharge Aversion to cold and heat Slight sweating Thirst for cold Tongue: thin, yellow coat Pulse: floating, rapid |
External Wind Heat (Tai Yang)
Exterior=LI4, Lu7, Du14, LI11 Release exterior, clear heat, stop pain Wind obstructing the flow of Qi and blood |
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Chronic, intermittent distended, throbbing headache
Insomnia Tinnitus Hypochondriac pain Irritable Often unilateral Tongue: see 2 patterns Pulse: see 2 patterns |
Liver Yang Rising (Shao Yang) due to...
Yin Deficiency=no coat/floating, empty OR Blood deficiency=dry, choppy Yin=Sp6 Blood=St36, Empty heat=Liv2, Kid2 subdue yang, clear empty heat, tonify yin OR build blood Insufficient yin substances to anchor yang, yang flows upward and disturbs shen/head |
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Chronic intermittent dull headache
Pale complexion Low energy Abdominal distension Loose stool Tongue=Pale Pulse=Weak |
Qi Deficiency
Spleen is not transforming fluids Qi=Sp6, St36, Ren17 Tonify Qi, stop pain |
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Acute headache
Possible neck/shoulder pain Possible nausea/vomiting/diarrhea Cough w/profuse sputum Poor appetite, thirst Runny nose, discharge Aversion to cold/heat Abdominal distension Tongue=sticky white coat Pulse=floating, slippery |
Exterior Wind Damp (Tai Yang)
Damp=Sp9, GB20 Release exterior, drain damp, stop pain |
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Chronic intermittent dull headache
Poor memory Insomnia Palpitations Dry skin Pale complexion Tongue=pale, thin Pulse=choppy |
Blood Deficiency
Blood=St36, Sp6 Build blood, stop pain |
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Chronic, intermittent, heavy headaches
Fatigue Oppressive chest Loose stools/diarrhea Abdominal distension Poor appetite Nausea/Vomiting Tongue=thick sticky coat Pulse=slippery |
Phlegm Damp Accumulation
Damp=Sp9 Phlegm=St40 Spleen=St36 Transform phlegm, drain damp, tonify spleen, stop pain |
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Chronic intermittent dull headache
Poor memory Insomnia Palpitations Dry Skin Pale complexion Low energy Abdominal distension Loose stool Tongue=pale, thin Pulse=weak, choppy, thin |
Qi and Blood Deficiency
Qi=Ren 6, Ren 17 Blood=St36, Sp6 Tonify Qi and blood, stop pain |
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Chronic intermittent dull headache w/empty, spacey sensation
Poor memory Low energy Tinnitus Lumbar/knee pain Tongue=no coat, slightly red, pale, swollen Pulse=weak or thin |
Kidney Essence Deficiency
Kidney=Kid3, Ren4, UB52 Marrow=GB39 Lack of marrow/essence cannot nourish the brain Nourish kidney essence, stop pain |
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Chronic intermittent migrating headache
Possible tremors, tics, spasms Tongue: red or pale, thin, no coat Pulse: rapid, thin/wiry |
Liver Wind
Wind: Liv2, Liv3, GB20 Yin/Blood=St36, Sp6 Subdue liver wind, tonify yin and blood, stop pain |
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Acute or chronic intermittant frontal headache
Dry stool Thirst for cold Increased appetite Epigastric discomfort Tongue: red w/yellow coat Pulse: rapid, overflowing, slippery |
Stomach Fire (Yang Ming)
Fire: St44, Du14 Moisten, drain stomach fire, stop pain Fire travels up the stomach channel to create headache |
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Dizziness (many of the same headache patterns), only definitive point is Du20, then add pattern points
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