Diseases of the Head
Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618‘Diseases of the Head’ are diseases affecting the Head, Brain or Senses. Because the pathology and formulas associated with diseases of the Head and Brain are so closely connected, this was used as a general way of saying for all diseases of the head and brain. So, a cooling medicine used for ‘Diseases of the Head and Brain’ would tend to be effective in a wide range of diseases associated with Heat.
In general, ‘Diseases of the Head’ are Wind diseases, that is, conditions associated with Nervous dysfunction
See also:
Headaches & Migraines
Dizziness & Vertigo
Epilepsy & Convulsions
Memory
Mental Illness
Nerve Diseases
Paralysis
Loss of Speech
Tremors & Shaking
Wind Diseases
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Western Tradition Diseases of the Head from Cold Honey water Cephalic Decoction Syrup of Betony juice Compound Syrup of Betony Syrup of Stoechas Powder of Nutmeg Pills to Increase Memory Confected Chebula Confected Walnuts Confected Nutmeg Conserve of Rosemary Conserve of Sage Conserve of Betony Adriantum Nicolai Hiera Picra Galeni Hiera Hermetis Hiera Logadii Aggregative Pills Diseases of the Head from Heat Simple Syrup of Coral Compound Syrup of Coral Vinegar of Rose Pills of Violet (Habbe Banafsha) (Unani) Diseases of the Head from Phlegm/Damp Cephalic Decoction Vinegar of Rosemary Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors (Azaricon) Extraordinary Confection for Epilepsy Triphala of Zamani (Itrafil Zamani) (Unani) Diseases of the Head from Melancholy Tincture of Black Hellebore Letificans Arab Confect Purging Melancholy (Confectio Hamech) Pills of Lapis Lazuli Hiera Logadii Confectio Hamech Triphala of Stoechas (Itrafil Ustukhuddus) (Unani) Diseases of the Head from Wind Tincture of Nutmeg Powder Against Epilepsy (De Gutteta) Electuary for the Head (Lewis) Diseases of the Head from Deficiency Tincture of Mastic Restorative of Nicholas Diseases of the Head from Blood Stagnation Tincture of Frankincense Tincture of Amber Tincture of Sage Capitus dolori – Head Pain or Neuralgia Infusion of Hiera Oxymel of Squill Arabic Pills Nicolai Sothira Magna Nicolai Hiera Logadii Troches of Saffron (Nicholas) Oil of Dill Oil of Bay Oil of Elder Oil of Orris Oil of Spikenard Oil of Rose Inflammations in the Head Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga) (Tibetan Medicine) To Purge The Head: Aloephangine Pills Aggregative Pills Pil. Lucis Majoes (Pills to Clarify Greater) Stomach Pills To Purge In Cold Diseases: Hiera Picra Hiera Hermetis Hiera Logadii Aggregative Pills |
TCM Classification Liver Fire Irritability, anger, tinnitus, temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, bitter taste, dark-yellow urine, red tongue edges with yellow coat Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Dang Gui Long Hui Wan Internal Wind and Heat / Liver Yang Rising Irritability, tremors, temporal headache, dizziness, dream-disturbed sleep, stiff neck, red face and eyes, dark urine Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang Spleen Deficiency with Dampness Poor appetite, pale face, nausea, loose stool, lowness of mind or mild depression, frontal headache, heaviness of the head, pale tongue with a white sticky coating, low or slippery pulse Liu Jun Zi Tang Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Yin Deficiency Dizziness, tinnitus, occipital or vertix headache, poor hearing, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry skin and hair, brittle nails, night sweats Qi Ju Di Huang Wan Zuo Gui Wan Yang Deficiency Mental dullness, weak headache, listlessness, poor hearing, tinnitus, exhaustion, weak back and legs, cold body, deep weak pulse You Gui Wan You Gui Yin |