Professor Wu Da-hua believes that the external cause of tension headache is wind and dampness blocking orifices, while the internal cause is liver ,qi, stagnation transforming into fire. The main pathogenesis of tension headache is wind and dampness invasion, stagnation of liver ,qi, obstructing brain collaterals which causes pain. Clinically, tension headache can be divided into syndrome of wind and dampness blocking orifices, syndrome of liver ,qi, stagnation, and syndrome of ,qi, stagnation transforming into fire. For syndrome of wind and dampness blocking orifices, the treatment should focus on removing dampness, unblocking orifices, so Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Headache Decoction removing Chantui (,Periostracum Cicadae,), Lufengfang (,Nidus Vespae,) can be used. For syndrome of liver ,qi, stagnation, the treatment should focus on soothing liver and regulating ,qi, so Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Headache Decoction removing Yiyiren (,Semen Coicis,) and Banxia (,Rhizoma Pinelliae,) while adding Fushen (,Sclerotium Poriae Pararadicis,), Baizhu (,Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae,), Chenpi (,Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae,) and Hehuanhua (,Flos Albiziae,) can be used. For syndrome of ,qi, stagnation transforming into fire, the treatment should focus on soothing liver and clearing heat, regulating ,qi, and stopping pain, so Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Headache Decoction removing Chantui (,Periostracum Cicadae,) while adding Yanhusuo (,Rhizoma Corydalis,), Chaihu (,Radix Bupleuri,), Danggui (,Radix Angelicae Sinensis,), Hehuanhua (,Flos Albiziae,), and Bohe (,Herba Menthae,) can be used. Professor Wu believes that the combination of Modified Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Headache Decoction, and Duliang Soft Capsule, the treatment of tension type headache has a good effect.