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Migraines
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Sepia for the migraine, particuarly in a woman, which may be described
as nervous, bilious (due to indigestion or heartburn), periodic, or violent;
better with lying and quiet, often cured by sleep, violent motion (such
as energetic dancing), long walks in open air; worse from stooping, coughing,
jarring, light, thinking, smell of food.
Silica for a chronic sick headache with nausea, even vomiting; begins
nape of the neck, goes forward over vertex to eyes, especially right eye;
better with pressure, lying down, wrapping head up warmly, heat, profuse
urination; the patient is chilly, sweats much on their face and feet.
Spigelia is the sun-induced migraine which starts every morning with
sunrise, gets worse till noon, gradually decreases till sunset; even on
cloudy days; pain from occiput to eyes, especially left; worse from all
movements, noise jar; intolerable pains in eyeballs, eyes feel too large
for their sockets.
Sulphur migraines make the patient feel they're burning everywhere;
there may be a "tight hat" sensation; better with head uncovered;
throbbing; periodic sick headache; once a week or every 2 weeks with characteristic
seven day aggravation; Sunday headache; worse from motion, eating, drinking;
patient is hungry when they wake up and "starving" by l0 a.m.
Thuja occidentalis feels as if a nail were driven into vertex, severe
stitches in left temporal region; boring, pressing in head; pulsating in
temples; hthe patient is not inclined to speak; they have a dull, stupefying
headache, better with bending head back, worse from stooping, tea and onions;
this remedy has cured the most severe and chronic headaches which come on
after getting vaccinated.
Veratrum album for when the head feels as if packed in ice; feels
as if a sheet of ice lies on the vertex and occiput; neuralgic headache
of great violence; violent pains drive the patient to despair, they collapse
with nervous fatigue, maybe they faint or break out in a cold sweat.
Can Acupuncture Provide Relief From Migraines?
Another form of "energy" medicine is the ancient scientific art
of acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a 3000+ year old
system of diagnosis and therapeutics which works primarily in stimulating
the body's natural "vital force" (known as Qi - pronounced chee).
There are several areas of TCM, including diet and nutrition, acupuncture
and moxibustion (a stick of compressed mugwort which is burned and held
close to the body to insert Qi into the area of distress), Qi Gong (slow
breath and movement exercises) and medicinal herbs. Chinese medicinal
herbs to be considered to prevent or perhaps even remedy migraines are listed
below. Please consult with a qualified acupuncturist (certified from the
NCCA) or Chinese herbalist. The following selection of Chinese herbal combinations,
brewed into the "soup" medicine, may be selected for you:
- Pinellia and Gastrodia C. (Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang): Spleen
Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Spleen Distressed by Dampness: chronic headache
with dizziness, cold extremities and vomiting
- Minor Bupleurum F. (Xiao Chai Hu Tang): Liver Qi Stagnation.
- Cnidium and Tea F. (Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San): Wind: headache in
any part of the head with fever an chills, dizziness, nasal congestion
- Evodia C. (Wu Zhu Yu Tang) plus cnidium (chuan xiong) and ginger
(gan jiang): Stomach Deficient and Cold: dry heaves or spitting of clear
fluids with vertex headache
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A graduate of Bastyr University in Seattle, she completed both the Naturopathic and Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine programs. Her preceptor work (similar to residencies) took place in Seattle, West Virginia and China, 
