Head pain can be of many types and have many causes. Among the most common causes are a toxic bowel, constipation, liver overload, premenstrual tension and other hormonal imbalances, high blood pressure, or a faulty diet rich in stimulants, chocolates, and sweets. Occasional headaches can often be part of a circulatory problem. A simple way of finding out whether they are is to test with a hot washcloth or ice on the temples (see below for details of these tests). An acid buildup can also produce migraines. Correct diagnosis of the type of headache you have will be all-important.
Dietary changes will be vital, particularly omitting dairy products, wheat products, alcohol, tea, and coffee. Drink plenty of water.
If a hot washcloth calms the headache, it means that the blood vessels are constricted and need dilating. Rosemary leaf tea will calm and feed the nervous system, yet dilate the blood vessels; ginkgo leaf and prickly ash berry will help get oxygen to the brain, if this is what is needed.
If ice on the temples relieves the pain, you need to calm and close down your overdilated blood vessels; in that case, use lime tree (Tilia) flower and chamomile flower made up as tea.
Herbs for the nervous system will help to relieve stress headaches, while other headaches may come from the liver, diet, or bowel—you may need some further diagnosis to determine exact causes and treatment.
Willow bark and meadowsweet leaf both contain salicylic acid, which helps to relieve the pain of headaches—make decoctions.
Feverfew leaf tea can particularly help migraines.
Liver and colon cleanses will be necessary if the headache originates from toxicity.
If you suffer from sinus headaches, you will need to use herbal snuff and inhalations of essential oils.
This Herbal Headache Home Remedies article is taken from :
The complete home guide to herbs, natural healing, and nutrition / Jill Rosemary Davies.
