What to do with colds and headaches? Traditional Chinese medicine remedies are more effective

Headache is a complication of cold. It is really uncomfortable to have a headache. It always feels like someone is pricking your head with a needle. Sometimes the headache is so severe that you feel nauseous and want to vomit. How to relieve cold headache? There are several effective folk remedies in traditional Chinese medicine that are worth trying.

1: Use 15g of Chuanxiong, 30g of Wancansha, 20-30g of Jiangcan, and 15g of Xiangbaizhi. Put all the medicines into a sand pot, add 5 bowls of water, boil until 3 bowls, and seal the mouth of the sand pot with thick paper. Usage: Depending on the size of the painful area, make a hole in the center of the cover paper, and let the patient align the painful area with the hole in the paper; for those with headaches, align the head with the mouth of the sand pot (close the eyes or wrap it with a towel), cover the head with a large square towel, and fumigate with the hot air emitted by the liquid medicine, 1 dose per day, 2 times per dose, and fumigate for 10-15 minutes each time. Suitable for all kinds of headaches.

1: Take 100g each of fresh ginger and green onion, wash them, put them in a porcelain bowl, add a little cold boiled water, mash them to get the juice, dip a cotton ball in the juice and apply it to the temples or forehead, or the area where the headache occurs. After application, tap the area with your fingers, several times a day.

1: Take an appropriate amount of Cornus officinalis and grind it into fine powder, mix it with an appropriate amount of rice vinegar to make a thin paste, apply it to the Yongquan acupoints on the soles of both feet, change the dressing once a day, 7 days as a course of treatment, and continue for 1 to 2 courses. This method treats the upper disease and treats the lower part, calms the liver and suppresses yang, and leads heat downward. It is very effective for hypertension headaches and liver yang headaches.

1: 9g each of mustard, pangolin, angelica dahurica, cricket, 3g each of dried scorpion (detoxified), ground worm, ginger silkworm, 5g of tooth soap, grind into powder, add 1g of borneol, mix with honey, spread cloth and apply to both Taiyang acupoints (apply at night and remove in the morning), once a day. This recipe was used by Qing Guangxu when he had severe headache.

1: (1) Grind equal amounts of Saposhnikovia divaricata, Trichosanthes kirilowii, and use a small amount to induce sneezing. This recipe is suitable for all types of headaches. (2) 1g of male ginseng (the best realgar), 3g of saltpeter, 6g of Chuanxiong, 8g of Angelica dahurica, 2g each of frankincense and myrrh. Grind them into fine powder. Use a small amount to induce sneezing. Stop using when the pain subsides.

1: Take 15g of Chuanxiong, 9g of Angelica dahurica, 1g of Borneolum, 3g of Xixin, and 6g of Notopterygium wilfordii, grind them into very fine powder, and bottle them for later use. When using, take 3-6g of the powder according to the age of the patient, put it on gauze and roll it into strips, plug the right nose for left-sided headaches, plug the left nose for right-sided headaches, and alternate between the left and right noses for full-body headaches. 1-2 times a day for 5-7 consecutive days.

It is related to rest, diet, etc. If the headache is severe, you should seek medical attention immediately. In life, we can also try folk remedies to relieve headaches.