These 66 cases are all out-patients excluding the headache caused by hypertension, sinusitis, glaucoma neurosis, tension headache, and the headache caused by intracranial space occupying lesion and cerebrovascular malformation. Treatment: Professor Youbo Guan treats intractable headache with empirical prescription, Yang Xue Ping Gan Tang: Xuan Fu Hua [3], Dai Zhe Shi [4], Sheng Shi Gao [5], Shou Wu Teng, Dang Gui [6], Bai Shao [7], Chuan Xiong [8], raw Di Huang, Ju Hua [9], Mu Gua [10], Xiang Fu [11] and Gan Cao [12]. Modification: add raw Huang Qi [13] and Dang Shen [14] to benefit qi for short breath and fatigue; add Hong Hua [15] to open meridians, eliminate stasis and stagnation for severe stagnation of blood and tingling pain; add Zhen Zhu Mu [16] and Shi Jue Ming [17] to repress hyperactive Liver Yang for headache and dizziness due to hyperactive of liver; add Bei Sha Shen [18] and Shi Hu [19] to nourish yin for five feverish centers and dry mouth due to obvious yin deficiency; add Chuan Duan, Gou Qi Zi [20] and Nui Xi to tonify kidney qi for weak and sore of both lumbar and knee; subtract Shi Gao and add Bai Zhu [21] and Sha Ren [22] for poor appetite and loose stools.
Treatment results: the total effective rate is 100%. The headache is relieved 5 days at shortest, 10 days in general.
Key words: Yang Xue Ping Gan Tang, Intractable Headache
Writer: Hanhui Yang
TCM department, the second affiliated hospital of Fujian medical university (362000)
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