Blood vacuity headache

Headache attributable to blood vacuity failing to nourish the upper body. Blood vacuity headache is characterized by pulling pain from the eyebrows to the corners of the head or dull pain in the head, dizzy head and flowery vision, bright-white facial complexion, and heart palpitation.

Medicinal therapy: Supplement the blood using formulas such as Four Agents Decoction (四物汤 sì wù tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, back transport points, SP and ST. Select GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi). Needle with supplementation and add moxa according to need. For selection of points according to affected area, see headache.