ZHANG Chuxin,REN Zilin,ZHAO Yang,et al.WANG Qingguo's Experience in Treatment of Headache Based on the Concept of "Achieving Harmony by Unblocking and Balancing"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(09):935-940.
ZHANG Chuxin,REN Zilin,ZHAO Yang,et al.WANG Qingguo's Experience in Treatment of Headache Based on the Concept of "Achieving Harmony by Unblocking and Balancing"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(09):935-940.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.09.003.
WANG Qingguo's Experience in Treatment of Headache Based on the Concept of "Achieving Harmony by Unblocking and Balancing"
This paper summarizes professor WANG Qingguo's experience in treatment of headache based on the "achieving harmony by unblocking and balancing" concept. It is considered that although the pathogenesis of headache is generally attributed to "pain arises from obstruction" and "pain arises from malnourishment", clinical presentations often involve a complex mixture of deficiency and excess, as well as cold and heat patterns. Professor WANG proposes the diagnostic and therapeutic theory of "achieving harmony by unblocking and balancing", advocating for equal emphasis on "freeing the flow of
qi
and blood" and "regulating the balance of
yin
and
yang
". He has summarized eight treatment methods for common headache patterns. For wind-cold attacking the collaterals, treatment should focus on dispersing and unblocking through modified
Gegen Decoction
(葛根汤). For wind-dampness binding, it is recommended to unblock and drain, using modified
Qingshang Juantong
Decoction
(清上蠲痛汤). For damp-heat congestion, unblocking and clearing is the method, using modified
Toufeng Shen Formula
(头风神方). For liver-gallbladder
qi
constraint, unblocking and soothing is the treatment principle, and modified
Sanpian Decoction
(散偏汤) is suggested. For insufficiency of center
qi
, even supplementation method is recommended, and modified
Yiqi Congming Decoction
(益气聪明汤) can be used. For liver yang hyperactivity, unblocking and subduing are combined, using modified
Xunlong Decoction
(驯龙汤). For deficiency-cold in the liver and stomach, warming, harmonizing, unblocking, and descending are applied, using modified
Wuzhuyu Decoction
(吴茱萸汤). For blood deficiency with cold congelation, unblocking and nourishi
ng are undertaken together, using modified
Danggui Sini Decoction
(当归四逆汤). The ultimate goal is to restore the dynamic balance of
yin
,
yang
,
qi
, and blood in the body, thereby allevia-ting pain by restoring clarity and function to the head orifices.
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