Ginger Beats Back Migraine Headaches

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Ginger Beats Back Migraine Headaches Newspaper Columns, Herb & Home Remedy Q&A April 14, 2008
Q. You recently offered a list of natural migraine remedies peoplehave tried. I've had migraines since before I was in kindergarten,and I'm 58 now. The best thing I've found is ginger: Jamaican-styleginger beer (stronger than ginger ale) is good, though rathersweet; the pickled ginger sold with sushi is a godsend. It alsohelps with the nausea.
I sometimes make a tea of mint, chamomile, sassafras (which onegrandmother called "headache bark"), some cinnamonsticks, cloves and a bit of valerian. I add grated fresh gingerwhen preparing the tea. It's not a cure, but it helps, as doesginger, a warmed buckwheat-filled pack along my back and shouldersand ice packs on my temples and forehead. (I wish Imitrex and itsrelatives worked for me, but they don't.)

A. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Ginger is well known for itsanti-nausea activity, and there are a few mentions of gingeragainst migraine in the medical literature. Most suggest thatginger works best when taken at the first sign of a migraineheadache.
Tags: ginger , headache , migraine , nausea
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