Stroke, also known as cerebral infarction, is a sudden-onset disease of cerebral circulation disorders, also known as cerebrovascular accidents. It refers to patients with cerebrovascular diseases who, due to various inducing factors, cause narrowing, occlusion, or rupture of intracranial arteries, leading to acute cerebral circulation disorders. Clinically, it is manifested by transient or permanent symptoms and signs of brain dysfunction. The clinical manifestations of stroke are mainly characterized by sudden fainting, unconsciousness, or sudden facial paralysis, hemiplegia, and intellectual impairment. Stroke falls under the category of "stroke" in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The disease is located in the brain and is closely related to the liver, kidneys, and heart. Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that this disease is caused by a deficiency of vital energy, and internal injuries caused by diet, emotions, and overwork lead to the reversal of qi and blood, resulting in the production of wind, fire, phlegm, and stasis, leading to the obstruction of brain vessels or bleeding outside the brain vessels as the basic pathogenesis.
Phlegm and Blood Stasis Obstruction Type: Hemiplegia, facial or tongue deviation, inability to speak, difficulty in speaking or muteness, numbness on one side of the body, dizziness, and blurred vision; the tongue is dark, with a thin white or greasy coating, and the pulse is taut and smooth.
Wind-Phlegm Disturbance Type: Hemiplegia, numbness on one side of the body, difficulty in speaking or muteness, or facial or tongue deviation, dizziness and headache, red face and ears, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, irritability and easy anger, red urine and dry stools; the tongue is red or dark red, and the pulse is taut and forceful.
Phlegm-Heat in the Intestines Type: Hemiplegia, facial or tongue deviation, speech difficulty or muteness, numbness on one side of the body, abdominal bloating, constipation, dizziness, blurred vision, coughing up phlegm or excessive phlegm; the tongue is dark red or dim, with a yellow or greasy yellow coating, and the pulse is taut and smooth, or on the paralyzed side, the pulse is taut, smooth, and large.
Qi and Blood Stasis Type: Hemiplegia, facial or tongue deviation, drooling from the corner of the mouth, speech difficulty or muteness, numbness on one side of the body, pale complexion, shortness of breath and fatigue, palpitations, spontaneous sweating, loose stools, swelling of hands and feet; the tongue is dark purple, with a thin white or greasy coating, and the pulse is fine and deep, fine and slow, or fine and taut.
Liver Yang Hyperactivity Type: Hemiplegia, facial or tongue deviation, difficulty in speaking or muteness, numbness on one side of the body, irritability and insomnia, dizziness and tinnitus, hot soles of the feet and palms; the tongue is red with a yellow coating or dark red, with little or no coating, and the pulse is thin and taut or thin and taut with a rapid beat.
Phlegm-Heat Internal Obstruction Type: The onset is sudden and severe, with symptoms of unconsciousness or stupor, hemiplegia, nasal snoring and phlegm sounds, strong muscle spasms and urgency, hotness on the back and body, restlessness and agitation, and even cold hands and feet, frequent convulsions, occasionally accompanied by vomiting blood; the tongue is red with a yellow, greasy coating, and the pulse is taut, smooth, and rapid.
Phlegm-Dampness Obstruction Type: The patient has a pre-existing deficiency of yang, with sudden onset of unconsciousness, hemiplegia, flaccid limbs, lack of warmth, and even cold extremities, pale face and dark lips, with excessive phlegm; the tongue is dark, with a white greasy coating, and the pulse is deep, smooth, or deep and slow.
Sudden collapse of vital energy type: Sudden unconsciousness or stupor, flaccid limbs, profuse cold sweats, severe cases may involve general coldness and dampness, incontinence of urine and feces; the tongue is withered, dark purple in color, with a white greasy coating, and the pulse is deep, slow, or deep and faint.
It is recommended to perform moxibustion once a day, targeting 2 to 3 acupoints each time, with each acupoint being treated for 30 to 40 minutes. Rotate the points treated, with a 10-day period constituting one course of treatment, and then rest for 2 to 3 days before continuing with the next course. (If time permits and there is a need, more acupoints can be treated with moxibustion. The specific duration should be adjusted according to one's own physical needs.)
1. To prevent stroke and control high blood pressure, the diet should be light and moderate, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat less fatty foods, such as fatty meat and animal offal, etc., quit smoking and alcohol. 2. Engage in physical exercise in moderation. 3. Pay attention to the prodromes of stroke: Some patients often have elevated blood pressure, fluctuations, headache, dizziness, numbness and weakness in hands and feet, and other prodromes before the onset of stroke. Once found, measures should be taken as soon as possible to control them.