Migraine (Shaqiqa) is common in women in period of prolonged menses (Istihaza), Due to prolonged breast feeding, prolonged exercise (Kasrat-e- riyazat), fatigues (TaвЂ™ab wa mandgi), insomnia (Baidari), starvation (Faqa kashi), hysteria (Ikhtinaq-ur- Reham), renal diseases (Amraz-e-kuliyah), Indigestion of food (Su-e- hazm), Anaemia (Faqr-ud-dam), excessive use of cupping (Kasrat-e- Hijjama) etc.ДЄbsence of Usool-e- Hifzan-e- Sehat like Unaccustomed smell etc. These abnormal humours/ morbid humours (Akhlat-e- Radiya) may be hot (Har) or cold) (Barid) in temperament. Morbid vapours (Bukharaat) from entire body or from any organ reaches the part (shaq) of the head which is weakest and accumulate there.ДЄccumulation of abnormal humours/ morbid humours (Akhlat-e- Radiya) and gases (Riyah) in shaq (affected part). There are two main causes of migraine (Shaqiqa): Other associated symptoms, such as osmophobia, pallor, fatigue, difficulty in concentration, blurred vision, or diarrhoea may also be presentДЄetiology of migraine (Asbaab-e- Shaqiqa) Pain is accompanied by some other symptoms, the most common symptoms being nausea (Ghasayaan), vomiting (Qai), photophobia and phonophobia. The duration of untreated migraine (Shaqiqa) attacks is rather long, from 4 hours to 3 days (median duration 18 hours). It is characterized by episodes of moderate to severe headache, which is often unilateral and pulsating and typically aggravated by routine physical activities. In shaqiqa (Migraine), headache is frequently accompanied with tinnitus (Taneen) and nausea (Ghasayaan).Д¬linical features of migraine (Alamaat-e- Shaqiqa) There may be relief in pain when the throbbing artery is pressed. It is characterized by the episodic throbbing pain in only one half of head, especially in sanguine (Damwi) type, due to lesser quantity of causative matter. In this case a relatively less quantity of causative matter intervenes.

It is caused by vapours (Bukharaat), arising towards the head from the body or by hot humours (Akhlaat-e- Harra) or cold humours (Akhlaat-e- Baarida).

It this type of headache only one half of head is afflicted with pain. Concept of вЂњShaqiqaвЂќ is present in modern medicine by the name of Migraine. Shaqiqa (Migraine) is a disease caused by imbalance of humours (Akhlaat) in the body.

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