Migraine

Migraine, also known as one-sided headache, is a common clinical condition. The characteristic of migraine onset is sudden and intense pain, usually on one side of the head (left or right), often presenting as throbbing, pulsating, or stabbing pain. This condition frequently recurs and persists over time, severely affecting patients' daily lives. Among the twelve regular meridians, the Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang and the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang both run along the sides of the head and the ear. Therefore, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), migraine is referred to as Shaoyang headache. Based on the location of the migraine and the associated meridians, four acupoints—Sizhu Kong (TE23), Taiyang (EX-HN5), Waiguan (TE5), and Fengchi (GB20)—can be selected for rapid pain relief.Migraine Etiology and Pathogenesis According to TCM, the head is the "confluence of all yang meridians," being at the highest point of the body, where the three yang meridians of the hand and the three yang meridians of the foot converge. It is also considered the "abode of clear yang" and the location of the sea of marrow, with the essence blood of the five zang organs and the pure yang qi of the six fu organs ascending to it.…