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Use relaxing herbs, skeletal antispasmodics, anti-inflammatories, and blood-moving herbs. When the person with migraines is not excessively nervous or deficient, nervous system stimulants can be used in small doses (not more than 2-4 grams/day).
Migraine is a type of headache marked by severe head pain lasting several hours or more.Migraine is an intense and often debilitating type of headache. The term is derived from the Greek word , mean0....
Chiropractic care can provide a holistic, comprehensive treatment plan for chronic headaches, giving patients an opportunity to put an end to what can be a very stubborn type of pain and a considerable improvement in quality of life.
Chronic headaches can be a debilitating condition for its sufferers. The good news is that research shows that acupuncture for headaches is effective at controlling the pain and preventing reoccurrences of headaches.
Homeopathic medicine recognizes that different types of headaches require different types of treatment. There are a dozen or more homeopathic remedies that treat different types of headaches and different personalities.
Massage Therapy is a natural alternative to treat muscle tension, vascular, and other forms of headaches.
Naturopathic medicine, also called naturopathy, can relieve the root problems that cause headaches through the use of reflex therapies, dietary changes, and other techniques.
A headache is a pain in the head and neck region that may be either a disorder in its own right or a symptomof an underlying medical condition or disease. The medical term for headache is cephalalgia....
Aromatherapy with essential oils can provide an alternative form of treatment to pain medications, offering a natural and safe form of headache relief.
Feverfew is commonly used in Europe for its anti-inflammatory properties; it is mainly recommended for migraine headaches and arthritis. Double-blind studies conducted with feverfew support its effectiveness for these conditions. It has also been used for psoriasis and premenstrual syndrome, as well as for colds, fever, and flu. It moves the blood and stimulates the appetite. Feverfew has a taste of BITTER, AROMATIC and a temperature of COOL.
is also known as yellow jasmine, false jasmine, wild woodbine, and Carolina jasmine. It is a woody, climbing vine with dark leaves and groups of yellow, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early sprina....
Neural therapy is a comprehensive healing system that focuses on the relief of chronic pain and long-term illness. These symptoms, practitioners say, can be stopped by injecting local anesthetics inty....
Valerian has been used since antiquity as a healing herb to help relieve digestive problems, and from the middle ages to help relieve emotional stress, sleeplessness, nervousness, menstrual and intestinal cramps, and muscle pain. A wealth of clinical studies support the sleep-promoting and central nervous-system relaxing qualities of this popular herb. In earlier times, valerian was touted for its diuretic and expectorant properties. Valerian has a taste of SWEET, SPICY and a temperature of W
The acronym for 5-hydroxytryptophan (or 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan) is 5-HTP, a compound found primarily in the brain. This compound is made from tryptophan, a natural amino acid inherent in foods. Tryptn....
Peppermint () is an aromatic perennial plant that grows to a height of about 3 ft (1 m). It has light purple flowers and green leaves with serrated edges. Peppermint belongs to the Lamiaceae family ad....
Skullcap is a relaxing nervine and antispasmodic which is recommended by herbalists to relieve headache, insomnia, premenstrual syndrome, nervous exhaustion, and teething. It is sometimes used to ease the discomfort of drug and alcohol withdrawal, and it is often considered one of the best herbs to lower excessive sexual desire. Its Chinese counterpart, Scutellaria baicalensis, is used to remove heat from the respiratory and digestive systems and to lower blood pressure. Skullcap has a taste o
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a compilation of over 150 symptoms that occur between ovulation and the onset of menstruation. The symptoms include both physical symptoms, such as breast tenders....
Naturopathic medicine for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) aims to return the body’s hormone levels to a balanced state and to prevent future occurrences of PMS symptoms naturally—without using chemicals and synthetic hormones.
Facial massage is a very popular Western beauty treatment to slow down the aging process and achieve younger looking and healthier skin. It is also used to relieve stress, migraine headache, premensts....
Biofeedback, or applied psychophysiological feedback, is a patient-guided treatment that teaches an individual to control muscle tension, pain, body temperature, brain waves, and other bodily functiom....