中醫理論認為風寒、風熱、風濕、肝火盛、氣虛、血虛、血瘀、痰濕等都能引起頭痛。所以沒有一種偏方是可以根治所有頭痛。坊間有天麻川芎燉湯喝，也要配合體質才能發揮其功效。 #星期四食材介紹 天麻屬性平和，有息風止痙，平肝潛陽、袪風通絡的功效。 舒緩痰濕頭痛的茶療，適合頭脹痛，多伴隨頭重、頭暈、胸悶、有痰、無胃口等症狀。 材料：天麻3克、陳皮3克、茯苓9克、蔓荊子6克。 做法：800毫升水煮30分鐘。 功效：燥濕化痰，平肝熄風。舒緩頭脹、頭重、欲吐等症狀。 Gastrodia Mild in nature, it can relieve convulsion and spasm, calm the liver and suppress yang, dispel wind and regulate meridian. Tea remedy to relieve headaches due to phlegm and dampness, suitable for those with distending headaches, heavy-headedness, dizziness, tightness in cheat, lack of appetite, and presence of phlegm. Ingredients: 3g gastrodia, 3g dried citrus peel, 9g fresh smilax, 6g vitex fruit Preparation: Cook with 800ml of water for 30 minutes Effects: Eliminate dampness and phlegm, calm the liver and dispel wind. Relieves distending headaches, heavy-headedness, and nausea.

想起未處理的人和事已經感覺到一陣頭痛。 #給我一分鐘的寧靜 #工作有如緊箍咒 身邊很多朋友都被頭痛纏繞。它令腦袋不能正常運作，甚至非要吃顆止痛藥不可！中醫認為頭痛分為外感與內傷頭痛，而這次討論的是內傷頭痛─肝陽上亢證。特徵往往是兩側或單側頭脹痛甚至有頭暈，伴隨症狀為煩躁易怒、或口苦、眼睛乾，赤紅、腰酸無力等。肝陽上亢是上盛下虛，虛實夾雜的狀態。其中一個原因會是因為長期精神壓力大令肝氣不舒，鬱而化火，耗傷肝陰而導致肝陽過盛這情況。治療方法就是平肝潛陽。患此種頭痛的人應盡量找個方法去為自己減減壓！盡量避免過度興奮、煩惱、發怒等。 舒緩頭痛茶療： 材料: 杜仲10克、夏枯草10克、菊花3克 做法: 將材料洗淨。以沸水沖洗藥材再加入沸水泡10-15分鐘即可。此茶能反覆沖泡至味淡，一星期飲用三天為一次療程。 功效：清肝瀉火，補肝腎。舒緩長期反覆頭痛不適、眼乾、口苦等症狀。 注意：感冒未清者不宜飲用。 An invisible tight ring on your head A lot of people suffer from headaches to the point they effect daily lives and those people can’t go on without a painkiller. Chinese medicine classifies headaches into external and internal and today we will discuss the internal type- hyperactivity in the liver yang. The usual symptoms are distending pain on one or both sides of the head, dizziness, paroxysmal attacks. Typical accompanying symptoms include irritability, bitterness in taste, dry and red eyes, and poor sleep quality. Mental stress can cause stagnation in liver qi which becomes fire leading to hyperactive of yang qi. The treatment for this would be to calm the liver and suppress yang. People with this type of headache should find ways to relieve stress! Try to avoid being overly excited, troubled or angry. Tea remedy to relieve headache: Ingredients: 10g eucommia bark, 10g prunella vulgaris, 3g chrysanthemum Preparation: Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Use hot water to rinse herbs then add hot water to steep ingredients to 10-15 minutes. This tea can be rebrewed until its flavor weakens. For best results, drink 3 times per week as a treatment course. Effects: Replenish and clear liver to dispel heat. Relieves chronically reoccurring headaches, dry eyes, and bitterness in taste. Note: not suitable for those recovering from a cold or flu.

無病既朋友要撐住！ #想安心呢排都係戴返個口罩 #最近要小心注意飲食 #bluemonday 近排流感肆虐，對於每朝要迫巴士及地鐵返工的打工仔來說，困在人多的車廂，一聽到有人在打乞嚏和咳嗽就好怕會被人傳染。可是每天在外，又難免避開人多的地方，所以最好還是自己打好底，才不怕中招。夏季悶熱且濕氣重，容易引發濕邪引起的暑濕感冒，伴隨症狀是頭重重、全身困重無力、關節酸軟、脾胃，腸胃功能受影響而引起上吐下瀉等問題。要打好底子要少吃生冷寒涼飲食物，每天一杯米水，強化肺脾功能。 舒緩暑濕感冒的茶療－香薷紫蘇葉薑茶 材料：香薷3克、紫蘇葉3克、茯苓6克、生薑2片 做法：將材料洗淨，鍋中加入600毫升水，武火煮滾後轉文火煮15分鐘即可。此茶可以放回保溫瓶反覆沖泡3-4次至味淡，連續飲用2天為1療程。 功效：有助舒緩暑濕感冒初起的症狀，祛暑化濕，舒緩頭昏腦脹、肢體困重等。 如1天後症狀未得緩解或嚴重了請立即看醫生或註冊中醫師。 Want to avoid catching the flu on your morning commute? Recently, there’s widespread of the flu and for those who need to squeeze with others on the bus or MTR to get to work, being stuck in a space with so many people can be quite worrisome, especially when you hear the occasional cough and sneeze. It is hard to avoid places with people so it is best to ensure you have a healthy base to avoid getting sick. It is hot and humid during the summer, so people are prone to the damp pathogens that can cause damp summer heat flus. The usual symptoms are heavy headedness, feeling of heaviness throughout the body, sore joints, and diarrhea or vomiting caused by the intestines, spleen and stomach not functioning properly. To have a heathy body, try to avoid raw and cold foods, have a cup of rice water daily, and strengthen your lungs and spleen. Tea remedy to relieve damp summer heat flu- Ginger tea with elscholtzia and perilla leaves Ingredients: 3g elscholtzia, 3g perilla leaves, 6g fresh smilax, 2 slices of ginger Preparation: Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. 2. Combine ingredients with 600 ml of water in a pot, and place over high heat until the water boils. Switch to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes. You can all contents and ingredients into a thermos and rebrew the tea 3-4 times until its flavor weakens. For best results, drink for two days consecutively as one treatment course. Effects: relieves the beginning symptoms of damp summer heat flu. Dispel wind heat and dampness. Alleviates dizziness and distending headaches, heaviness in limbs. If you do not see improvement or symptoms worsen within a day, please see a doctor or registered Chinese practitioner.