Effect of Personalized Herbal Prescriptions on Headache Frequency and Analgesic Use Reduction in Chronic Headache Patients
Journal · Cephalalgia (2024)
Original authors · Cho SJ, Kim BK, Moon HS, et al.
DOI · 10.1177/03331024241268934
Summary
One hundred patients with chronic headache (tension-type/migraine) received pattern-differentiation-based personalized herbal medicine for 12 weeks. Monthly headache days decreased from an average of 11.2 to 4.8, and acute analgesic use frequency reduced.
Key figures
Participants
100 subjects
Headache Improvement
Headache days 57% reduction
Medication Reduction
Analgesic use 45% reduction
Conclusion
Personalized herbal prescriptions are effective in reducing chronic headache frequency and lowering analgesic dependence.
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