A Clinical Study of One Patients Suffering Headache after Administering Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang

반하백출천마탕가미방(半夏白朮天麻湯加味方)을 투여한 두통환자(頭痛患者) 1예(例)에 대(對)한 임상보고(臨床報告)

  • Heo, Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Seol, In-Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 허민 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤식 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실) ;
  • 설인찬 (대전대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학교실)
  • Accepted : 2005.12.03
  • Published : 2005.12.31

Abstract

Headache is a term used to describe aching or pain that occurs in one or more areas of the head, face, mouth or neck. Headache can be chronic, recurrent or occasional. The pain can be mild or severe enough to disrupt daily activities. Headache involves the network of nerve fibers in the tissues, muscles and blood vessels located in the head and at the base of the skull. Headache also can result from syndromes involving the eyes, ears, neck, teeth or sinuses. In these cases, the underlying condition must be diagnosed and treated. Recently one patient was come with headache. The patient is a 35-year-old lady with complaints of very severe headache that strike as often as several times a week. She has the throbbing pain on the right side of her head with nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, coldness of hand and leg, or ringing in the ears sometimes etc. After treatment through Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang, most of the symptoms improved. Therefore, this application of oriental medicine is reported with a plea for further investigation.

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