Lack of blood in the liver causes headaches, tap here is the key!

Supervising Expert: Wu Shengxian, Chief Physician The Department of Encephalopathy, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
, divides headaches into two categories, one is blood deficiency headache caused by insufficient liver blood, and the other is qi deficiency headache caused by insufficient vitality.
Today I want to talk about the headache caused by insufficient liver blood~

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when the liver blood is insufficient, the liver qi is dry, easy to rise, and the qi and blood attack upward, resulting in headaches. Headaches can get worse if left untreated.

Headaches caused by insufficient blood in the liver occur on both sides of the head and are predominantly throbbing pain. The liver meridian passes to the outer part of the eye, so the headache caused by insufficient liver blood is often accompanied by dark eyes and fear of light; The spleen and stomach are greatly affected by the liver, so there will be nausea and vomiting when the headache is severe.

Due to the presence of blood loss in menstruation, childbirth, breastfeeding, etc., the incidence of migraine is much higher than that of men.

How to regulate blood deficiency headache caused by insufficient liver blood?

A dietary prescription and acupressure therapy are recommended

1. Dietary prescription - Tianmachuan Qiongwu chicken soup

  • Gastrodia flat liver quenching wind;

  • Chuanxiong is open to qi and depressed, invigorates blood and dispels stasis;

  • The black chicken nourishes qi and nourishes blood.

According to the formula dosage ratio stewed into soup, can be taken for a week at a time, can play a role in clearing the head and reducing headaches.
2. Acupuncture point therapy - Baihui acupoint
Baihui is the gathering point of the five internal organs and the blood of each meridian to supply the brain, and is the general switch of qi and blood, so Baihui acupoint is the key acupuncture point for the treatment of liver and blood deficiency headache.

In addition to the above treatments, you can also consult Chinese medicine oral Chinese medicine for dialectical conditioning, and the cure rate will be higher~

【Precautions】

1. People with insufficient liver blood must not stay up late and fall asleep before 11 o'clock in the evening. People who don't get enough sleep have a higher chance of headaches.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "excessive thinking consumes yin blood", so people with insufficient liver blood should also remember to think less and get angry. If you're constantly cranky and overthinking, you're more likely to have headaches.