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(The causes of headache include external contraction, Qi deficiency, Blood deficiency, Wind-Heat, Damp-Heat, Cold-Dampness, Phlegm-Jue, Kidney-Jue, True Pain, and One-sided Pain. Right-sided pain mostly belongs to Wind-Deficiency, while left-sided pain mostly belongs to Phlegm-Heat.)

[Meridian-Guiding Herbs] Taiyang Meridian headache (use Ephedrae Herba [Mahuang], Cimicifugae Rhizoma [Shengma], Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix [Qianghuo], Viticis Fructus [Manjingzi].) Yangming Meridian headache (use Angelicae Dahuricae Radix [Baizhi], Puerariae Lobatae Radix [Gegen], Cimicifugae Rhizoma [Shengma], Gypsum Fibrosum [Shigao].) Shaoyang Meridian headache (use Bupleuri Radix [Chaihu], Chuanxiong Rhizoma [Chuanxiong].) Taiyin Meridian... (Original text ends here)

[Damp-Heat and Phlegm-Dampness] [Herbal Section] Scutellariae Radix [Huangqin] (Single herb, soaked in wine, dried and powdered, taken with tea; treats various headaches caused by Wind-Dampness, Damp-Heat, and Ministerial Fire, both lateral and central.) Schizonepetae Spica [Jingjie] (Disperses Wind-Heat, clears the head and eyes. Made into a pillow to remove Wind from the head and neck; taken with Gypsum Fibrosum powder to remove Wind-Heat headache.) Menthae Haplocalycis Herba [Bohe] (Removes Wind-Heat, clears the head and eyes, taken as honey pills.) Chrysanthemi Flos [Juhua] (Treats swelling and pain of the head and eyes due to Wind-Heat, taken with Gypsum Fibrosum and Chuanxiong Rhizoma powder.) Viticis Fructus [Manjingshi] (Treats headache, tinnitus in the brain, and tearing. For Taiyang headache, powdered and taken in soaked wine.) Pogostemonis Herba [Shuizu] (Treats Wind-Heat pain, taken as pills with Sinapis Albi Semen [Zaojiao] and Genkwa Flos [Yuanhua].) Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum [Banxia] (Treats Phlegm-Jue headache, indispensable for removal, often used with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma [Cangzhu].) Trichosanthis Fructus [Gualou] (Treats headache due to heat disease, washed pulp taken warm.) Cyperi Rhizoma [Xiangfuzi] (Treats headache due to Qi stagnation, taken regularly with Chuanxiong Rhizoma powder; for lateral headache, taken as pills with Aconiti Lateralis Radix [Wutou] and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma [Gancao].) Rhei Radix et Rhizoma [Dahuang] (Treats Heat-Jue headache, wine-fried three times, powdered and taken with tea.) Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis [Gouteng] (Calms Liver Wind, clears Heart Heat.) Leonuri Fructus [Chongweizi] (Treats rebellious Blood and severe headache due to great heat.) Akebiae Caulis [Mutong], Indigo Naturalis [Qingdai], Isatidis Radix [Daqing], Dictamni Cortex [Baixianpi], Yini Herba [Yinchén], Artemisiae Scopariae Herba [Baihao], Lycopersici Herba [Zelan], Adenophorae Radix [Shashen], Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma [Danshen], Anemarrhenae Rhizoma [Zhimu], Isatidis Folium [Wulan], Sedum aizoon [Jingtian] (All treat epidemic headaches.) Peucedani Radix [Qianhu], Inulae Flos [Xuanjufhua]. [Vegetable and Fruit Section] Bamboo Shoots [Zhusun] (All treat Phlegm-Heat headaches.) Dongfengcai, Desmodii Caulis [Luhuo], Tea Leaves [Kuming] (All treat Wind-Heat headaches. Clears upper Jiao and stops pain, decocted with Allii Fistulosi Bulbus [Congbai]; after being smoked with Crotonis Fructus [Badou], it stops Qi-deficiency headaches.) Myrica rubra [Yangmei] (Treats headache, powdered and taken with tea.) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium [Jupi]. [Wood and Stone Section] Aurantii Fructus [Zhiqiao] (All treat Phlegm-Qi headaches.) Zelkovae Cortex [Jupi] (Treats epidemic headache, heat accumulation in the intestines.) Lycii Fructus [Gouqi] (Treats cold-heat headache.) Bambusae Caulis Interior [Zhuru] (For drinkers' headache, decocted and taken.) Bambusae Folium [Zhuyè], Bambusae Succus [Zhuli], Ziziphi Spinosae Semen [Jingli] (All treat Phlegm-Heat headaches.) Phellodendri Cortex [Huangbo], Gardeniae Fructus [Zhizi], Poria [Fuling], Kaolin [Bai'eitu] (All treat Damp-Heat headaches. Combined with Momordicae Fructus [Wagua] as powder to stop pain.) Gypsum Fibrosum [Shigao] (Treats Yangming headache like splitting, high fever like fire. Also treats Wind-Heat, decocted with Bambusae Folium; Cold-Wind, decocted with Allium fistulosum and tea; Wind-Phlegm, decocted with Chuanxiong Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma.) Ferrum Depuratum [Tiefen] (Treats headache with nasal congestion, taken with water and Borneolum Syntheticum [Longnao].) Lux Salt [Guangmingyan]. [Animal/Human Section] Rhinocerotis Cornu [Xijiao] (Treats headache and chills/fever from Shanghan, and pain from various toxins.) Child's Urine [Tongniao] (Treats extreme chills/fever headache, one cup decocted with Allii Fistulosi Bulbus and Fermented Soybean [Chidou], highly praised by Tao Hongjing.)

[Cold-Wind-Dampness and Jue] [Herbal/Cereal/Vegetable/Fruit Section] Chuanxiong Rhizoma [Chuanxiong] (Headache when wind enters the brain cavity, promotes Qi movement and resolves depression, an essential herb. For Wind-Heat and Qi deficiency, powdered and taken with tea; for lateral headache, taken in soaked wine; for sudden syncope, taken with Lindeurae Radix [Wuyao] powder.) Saposhnikoviae Radix [Fangfeng] (Treats wandering wind on the head and face. For lateral and central headache, taken as honey pills with Angelicae Dahuricae Radix.) Pinelliae Tuber [Tiannanxing] (Treats Wind-Phlegm headache, taken as pills with Schizonepetae Spica; Phlegm-Qi, taken as pills with Foeniculi Fructus [Huixiang]; women's head wind, powdered and taken with wine.) Aconiti Radix [Wutou] (Treats Cold-Wind pain; with Allii Fistulosi Juice as pills, or with Helictitrichum [Zhongru] and Scorpio [Quanxie] for Qi-deficiency pain; with Scorpio and Allii Tuberosi Radix [Jiu-gen] for Kidney-Jue pain; with soot from cauldrons for Phlegm-Jue pain.) Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata [Tianxiong] (Treats wandering wind on the head and face.) Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix [Caowutou] (Treats lateral and central headache, taken as pills with Atractylodis Rhizoma and Allii Fistulosi Juice.) Typhonii Rhizoma [Baifuzi] (Treats lateral and central headache, taken with Sinapis Albi Semen powder; Phlegm-Jue pain, taken as pills with Pinelliae Rhizoma and Pinelliae Tuber.) Kochiae Scopariae Fructus [Difuzi] (Treats Thunderhead Wind swelling, taken with fresh ginger pounded in wine to induce sweating.) Heterosmilacis Rhizoma [Duheng] (Treats early-stage Cold-Wind headache, taken as powder to induce sweating.) Polygoni Multiflori Caulis [Shuodi] (Decocted wine for juice.) Ricini Semen [Bimazi] (Burned with Chuanxiong Rhizoma to induce sweating.) Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma [Bixie] (Taken with Pantheris Os [Hugu] and Inulae Flos as powder in wine to treat "washing head" wind.) Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma [Changpu] (Treats head wind with tearing). Pollinis Nelumbinis [Duoruo] (Wind entering brain cavity, painful swelling with runny nose and tears). Psoraleae Fructus [Huluba] (Qi-driven pain, taken with Bupleuri Radix? No, Samari Fructus [Sanleng] and Zingiberis Rhizoma [Ganjiang] as powder in wine). Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix [Niuxi] (Treats brain pain). Angelicae Sinensis Radix [Danggui] (Decocted in wine). Rehmanniae Radix [Dihuang], Paeoniae Radix Alba [Shaoyao] (Both treat Blood-deficiency pain). Anemones Radix [Weirui], Gastrodiae Rhizoma [Tianma], Ginseng Radix [Renshen], Astragali Membranacei Radix [Huangqi] (All treat Qi-deficiency pain). Xanthii Fructus [Canger], Sojae Glaucae Germinatus [Dadouhuangjuan] (Both treat head wind bi-syndrome). Sesami Nigrum Semen [Huma] (Treats wandering wind on head and face). Lilii Bulbus [Baihe] (Treats head wind with dizziness). Coriandri Fructus [Husui], Allii Fistulosi Bulbus [Congbai], Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens [Shengjiang] (All treat Cold-Wind headache). Armeniacae Semen Amarum [Xingren] (Treats epidemic headache, releases muscle layer. For Wind-Deficiency, pain about to burst, juice extracted and added to porridge, resolving with heavy sweating). Corni Fructus [Zhuyu] (Treats Jueyin headache with vomiting saliva, decocted with Zingiberis Rhizoma, Jujubae Fructus, and Ginseng Radix). Zanthoxyli Fructus [Shujiao], Aurantii Fructus [Zhi]. [Wood/Stone/Insect/Animal Section] Platycladi Semen [Baishi] (All treat head wind). Cinnamomi Ramulus [Guizhi] (Treats headache with spontaneous sweating from Wind-strike). Linderae Radix [Wuyao] (Treats Qi-Jue headache and postpartum headache, taken with Chuanxiong Rhizoma powder in tea). Corni Fructus [Shanzhuyu] (Treats bone pain in the brain). Magnoliae Flos [Xinyi], Callicarpa Flower [Funiuhua], Azurite [Kongqing], Malachite [Zengqing] (All treat Wind-dizziness headache). Realgar? No, Sulfur [Shiliuhuang] (Treats Kidney-Jue headache and head wind, taken as pills with Natrii Sulfas [Xiaoshi]. Taken as pills with Stibniti Pulvis [Hufen]. Taken as pills with Natrii Chloridum [Yanshi]. Taken as pills with Linderae Radix). Apis Mellifica Brood [Fengzi], Scorpio [Quanxie], Bombyx Batryticatus [Baijiangcan] (Taken in green onion soup, or with Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma [Gaoliangjiang], or prepared with garlic as powder to treat Phlegm-Jue and Kidney-Jue pain). Bungarus Parvus [Baihuashe] (Treats Brain Wind headache and lateral headache, taken with Pinelliae Tuber and mutton). Ovis Ammon Argyropus? No, Sheep Excrement [Yangshi] (Treats Thunderhead Wind, ground... [Text ends]).

[Vomiting Phlegm] See Wind and Phlegm-Fluids.

[External Treatment] Eriocauli Flos [Gujingcao] (Powdered for insufflation into nose, mixed with paste applied to the brain area, smoke incensed into nose). Corydalis Rhizoma [Yanhusuo] (Made into pills with Sinapis Albi Semen and Indigo Naturalis). Cucumeris Fructus [Gudì], Veratri Radix [Lilu], Asari Radix et Rhizoma [Xixin], Xanthii Fructus [Cangerzi], Rhei Radix et Rhizoma [Dahuang], Polygalae Radix [Yuanzhi], Piperis Longi Fructus [Bibo], Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma [Gaoliangjiang], Pharbitidis Semen [Qianniu] (With Amomi Fructus [Sharen] and Myrica rubra powder). Rapae Semen [Yuntaizi], Sinapis Albi Semen [Zaojiao], Acaciae Spina [Baijizhen] (With Caryophylli Flos [Dingxiang] and Moschus [Shexiang]). Realgar [Xionghuang] (With Asari Radix et Rhizoma). Calcitum [Xuanjingshi], Natrii Sulfas [Xiaoshi], Humanis Alvi Nidor [Renzhongbai] (With Earthworm [Dilong] powder and sheep gallbladder as pills). Ecliptae Herba Juice [Hanlianji], Raphani Sativi Radix Juice [Luoboji], Allii Sativi Bulbus Juice [Dasuanji], Benincasae Fructus Juice [Kuhuji] (All for insufflation into nose). Artemisiae Argyi Folium [Aiye] (Rolled into balls for smelling, extracts yellow fluid). Ricini Semen [Bimaren] (Wrapped in jujube flesh paper, inserted into nose). Pinelliae Rhizoma Smoke [Banxiayan], Hibisci Mutabilis Flos Smoke [Mujinzi Smoke], Borneolum Syntheticum Smoke [Longnaoyan] (All for nasal fumigation). Lamp Wick Fire [Denghuo] (Quenching). Buckwheat Flour [Qiaomaimian] (Make large cakes, alternately apply to head to induce sweat. Or make small cakes, apply to four eye corners, moxa them). Beeswax [Huangla] (Mixed with salt to make a helmet shape, apply to stop pain). Moschus [Shexiang] (With Sinapis Albi Semen powder, placed on top of head, ironed with fried salt). Corni Fructus Leaf [Zhuyu Ye] (Steamed hot and used as pillow, treats severe cold invading brain causing pain, also for head bath). Toonae Cortex [Tongmu Pi], Ilex Aquifolii Folium [Dongqing Ye], Nandinae Folium [Shinan Ye], Viticis Trifoliae Radix [Mujing Gen], ... [Text cuts off], Meliosma Folium [Mangcao], Lepidii Semens [Tingli], Fermented Soybean Juice [Chi Zhi], Donkey Head Juice [Lvtou Zhi] (All treat head wind). Scorpio [Quanxie] (With Earthworm, Ground Beetle [Tugou], and Chinese Gall [Wubeizi] powder). Pomelo Leaf [You Ye] (With Allii Fistulosi Bulbus). Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix [Shandougen], Pinelliae Tuber [Nanxing] (With Aconiti Radix [Chuanwu]). Aconiti Radix [Wutou], Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix [Caowutou] (With Gardeniae Fructus and Allii Fistulosi Juice). Boswelliae Resina [Ruxiang] (With Ricini Semen). Cassiae Semen [Juemingzi] (All applied to temporal acupoint. Collected dew on the first day of August, ground to ink, dot on temples to stop headache). Cinnamomi Ramulus [Guimu] (Pain flares up on rainy days, mixed with wine, applied to vertex and forehead). Mud from well bottom [Jingdi Ni] (With Natrii Sulfas and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma applied). Mirabilitum [Pu Xiao] (For heat pain, applied to vertex). Chebulae Fructus [Hezi] (With Mang Xiao, rubbed with vinegar). Arctii Radix [Niubang Gen] (Decocted with wine into paste for rubbing). Vigna radiata [Lv Dou] (Used as pillow to remove head wind). Cassiae Semen and Chrysanthemi Flos (Both are good). Wheat Flour [Maifan] (For loose swelling of scalp, thin like holding water, chewed and applied, effective). Gardeniae Fructus [Zhizi] (Mixed with honey and applied to tongue, excellent for drawing out phlegm and expelling wind).