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24. Treating Migraine Headaches
with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is a health care system according to the

age-old medical practices of China. This medical system has its roots in two
classic texts, ‘Nei Jing’ and ‘Nan Jing’, which were written between 100 B.C and

200 A.D.

TCM practitioners believe in the core concept that diseases are due to imbalances
in body energy levels. Therefore, TCM does not aim at curing a particular

ailment. Instead, it is a process to relieve your body of current imbalances and
assure body functioning in proper alignment with Nature.

TCM attempts effective relief for your migraine headaches. But the relief

obtained is not the same for any two persons suffering from a migraine even if
they exhibit similar symptoms.

TCM believes a migraine to be due to problems in your individual body

constitution. Therefore, traditional Chinese remedies do not offer any quick,
temporary relief from your migraine headaches. Rather, they determine the

imbalance causing factors and treat them. This changes your body responses to
such imbalances and you receive relief from future migraine pain.

Chinese medicine practitioners analyze your body constitution by conducting a

physical examination of your body parts like eyes, tongue, skin color, urinary and
bowel movements, sleep and food patterns, and the like. The pulse and the look

of your tongue are tools for TCM practitioners to understand your biological
constitution.

They suggest remedies for your migraine after coordinating them with your

symptoms.

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