Other Points
- Du-20 Baihui can be used if the headache is not specifically on the occiput but affects the
whole head. - S.I.-3 Houxi eliminates Wind and affects the Greater Yang area.
- S.I.-3 and BL-62 Shenmai in combination open the Governing Vessel, eliminate Wind
and affect the Greater Yang area. - BL-67 Zhiyin and BL-66 Tonggu can be selected to affect the Greater Yang area if the
headache is on the occiput. These two points are the Well and Spring points respectively
and as such are good in Full patterns to eliminate pathogenic factors. Also, being at the
tip of the foot, they will affect the head, according to the principle that points at one end
will affect the opposite end. - BL-60 Kunlun is used if the headache affects also the lower part of the neck and the top
of the shoulders. - Du-8 Jinsuo eliminates both interior and exterior Wind and relaxes the muscles and
tendons of the top of the shoulders as its name implies ("Tendon spasm").
Herbal Treatment
Prescription
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
(Ligusticum-Green Tea Regulating Powder)
Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Ligustici wallichii 6 g
Qiang Huo Radix et Rhizoma Notopterygii 6 g
Bai Zhi Radix Angelicae dahuricae 6 g
Jing Jie Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae tenuifoliae 6 g
Xi Xin Herba Asari cum radice 3 g
Fang Feng Radix Ledebouriellae sesloidis 6 g
Bo He Herba Menthae 3 g
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g
Qing Cha (Green Tea) Folia CameliaeExplanation