Q Can herbal medicine really be effective for pain as severe as a cluster headache?
A Conventional emergency care comes first for suppressing acute attacks, but Korean medicine makes a real contribution to shortening cluster periods and preventing recurrence.
Detailed Answer
Separating the Roles of the Acute Phase and the Preventive Phase
For an acute cluster headache attack, immediate conventional emergency care such as 100% oxygen inhalation or a sumatriptan injection is the most effective. Dongjedang clearly communicates this fact.
The Role of Korean Medicine — Shortening the Cluster Period and Suppressing Recurrence
Dongjedang's treatment goal is not the attack itself but reducing the cluster period and lengthening the interval to the next one. We use a brain-clearing herbal decoction based on Yongdamsagan-tang (Gentian Liver-Draining decoction) to bring down Liver-Fire, and blood-invigorating, stasis-dispersing (hwalhyeol-hwaeo) formulas to reduce cerebral vascular hypersensitivity. Pharmacopuncture at Pungji (GB20) and Taeyang (EX-HN5) calms trigeminal excitation, helping to reduce attack frequency.
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