What is a headache during menstruation?

  Headaches during menstruation may be caused by deficiency of qi and blood leading to loss of nourishment of the head or blockage of phlegm or silt and blood.  Generally, if the qi and blood are weak, the body is even weaker during menstruation and the head is not nourished, so the headache is caused by the loss of nourishment, generally you can take oral Chinese medicine to nourish the qi and blood, such as Bajhen Tang to regulate, commonly used drugs include Dang Shen, Bai Zhu, Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang, Fu Ling, Chuan Xiong, Angelica, etc.  If you have Yin deficiency, essence and blood damage, or room strain and more birth injury to kidney yin, liver Yang hyperactivity caused by headaches, you can generally take Qiju Dihuang Wan orally to regulate, commonly used drugs are wolfberry, dogwood, Shu Dihuang, yam, poria, danpi, chrysanthemum, etc.  If blood stagnation, headache can also be caused by poor flow of qi and blood in the head, which can be treated with Tong Qiao Blood Invigorating Soup, commonly used drugs include Chuan Xiong, Tao Ren, Red Flower, Red Peony, White Peony, etc.  If phlegm and dampness blockage can also cause headache, generally you can use Han Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang to regulate, commonly used drugs are Han Xia, Bai Zhu, Tian Ma, Fu Ling, Man Jing Zi, ginger and so on.  In short, menstrual headaches can be regulated by oral Chinese medicine, it is recommended to go to the hospital, the doctor will generally according to the specific cause and then dialectical prescription, you can also do a head CT to exclude the organic lesions of the brain, pay attention to rest during menstruation, do not suffer from cold is also very important.