Treatment of headaches during crises

In case of a crisis headache, the doctor looks to see whether the patient feels nausea, a turning of the soul, whether there is twitching of the lips, dizziness, and in general signs that nature is directing matter upward; in such cases, vomiting should not be promoted using warmed shikanjubin and cold emetic drugs. If the patient feels rumbling and swelling in the sides and in general signs that the nature is directing matter downwards, then it is necessary to help soften the nature with the help of light means that cause slipping, such as, for example, wine from plums soaked in julab and previously pierced with a needle, so that they are swollen, violet wine, tamarind wine, manna, but in small quantities, about five dirhams, and similar remedies. If the patient feels heaviness in the area of ​​the kidneys and under the rear ribs, pulling back, and in general there are signs of deviation of matter towards the paths of urine, then they are treated by expelling urine with sikanjubin, into which two dirhams of melon and cucumber seeds, taken equally, were thrown; the patient is also fed quince, because it prevents the formation of vapors and drives away urine.

If the patient sees sparks, a red veil and yellow signs before his eyes, and this lasts a long time and there is no bleeding from the nose, then he is forced to sneeze with the help of vinegar and its vapors, blown into his nose and irritating him with something rough or, if possible, , the patient suddenly turns his eyes to the rays of the sun and looks at them for a while, and then stops doing so. When the patient’s pulse is wavy and the skin is soft to the touch, diaphoretics are used in the form of rubbing, drinking and pouring on the head; these means must be balanced.

If the patient feels something like a burning and debilitating pain under the ears or under the arms or in the groins, apply a medicinal bandage of such hot and matter-attracting remedies as mint and celery with old ghee to the sore spot. Sometimes you have to place jars without a cut so that matter rushes from the brain to where it is drawn and forms a tumor.