- Feverfew is the best known and documented herb for treating migraines.
If heat is helpful in reducing headache pain, feverfew might help. But if cold is helpful, then feverfew probably will not help. But you could try taking it regularly as a preventive.
- Some other herbs which are claimed to be of help for migraine headaches include: ordinary black or green tea; peppermint, valerian, vervain, lime blossom, coriander seed, wood betony. All taken as a tea.
Eating 10-12 almonds is the equivalent of 2 aspirin tablets and will reduce pain without upsetting the stomach.
- Keep a food, activity and headache diary ... tobacco smoke, chocolate, and some other foods can trigger migraines. See if there is a pattern.
And take the feverfew at the FIRST SIGNS of the headache - don't wait until it is sitting on your head.
- Advice I received from a neurologist years ago has helped me reduce my migraines greatly. Used to get them 2-3 times a months for 4-5 days at a time with vomiting, etc. I was "lucky" enough to get the aura. Doctor told me to drink 1 or 2 cups of very strong coffee and take 3-4 Ibuprofen at the start of the aura.
- Caffeine does help abort migraines in some people. In others it's a trigger for migraines and removing it from the diet may help.
- Magnesium and B-vitamins are cheap,and have some evidence of helping prevent neuro vascular headaches.
- caffeine is also a possible trigger for both cluster and migraine headaches, and some people need to avoid caffeine entirely.
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