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Reverse flow headache

厥逆头痛 〔厥逆頭痛〕 jué nì tóu tòng

Headache characterized by pain in the head stretching into the teeth and attributed to cold evil invading the brain.

Medicinal therapy: Warm and disperse cold evil using formulas such as Notopterygium and Aconite Decoction (羌活附子汤 qiāng huó fù zǐ tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV. Select GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī), Greater yáng (tài yáng) (太阳 tài yáng), GB-8 (Valley Lead, 率谷 shuài gǔ), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), GV-16 (Wind Mansion, 风府 fēng fǔ), and GV-4 (Life Gate, 命门 mìng mén); needle with drainage and moxa. See headache. Compare reversal headache.

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