Natural home remedies for headaches

Effective home remedies for the self-treatment of headaches

Headaches can have many different causes and triggers. They often occur as a result of persistent muscle tension or as a concomitant symptom of colds and indigestion. But also brain work, pondering and exhaustion as well as weather sensitivity and low blood pressure can be the reason for the pain. A special form is the migraine, which can be recognized by typical processes.

Mild ailments that only happen occasionally can usually be treated well with home remedies for a headache. In the case of severe or recurring pain, however, a doctor should be consulted to rule out or treat a serious illness in good time.

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• Effective home remedies for the self-treatment of headaches
• Medicinal plants for headaches and migraines
• Preparation of herbal medicinal tea
• Rosemary at low blood pressure
• Applications of tension headaches
• Heat dissolves neck tension
• Relieve stress-related headaches by relaxing
• Which Bach flowers help with headaches?
• Gemstone therapy for headache

Medicinal plants for headaches and migraines

Tea preparations with willow bark and meadowsweet blossoms, the natural role models of aspirin, have a general analgesic effect. In migraine traditionally, especially butterbur and feverfew are considered helpful, while rosemary is said to drive the headache at low blood pressure.

A tea with willow bark can relieve the pain. (Image: LianeM / fotolia.com)

As an analgesic, antispasmodic and at the same time vegetative balancing medicinal plant was butterbur used in natural medicine in particular as a home remedy for migraine. Based on recent research, according to which the plants should contain liver-damaging substances in varying amounts, self-treatment is today only recommended with ready-made medicines. In the pharmacy various preparations are freely available.

Also recommended for migraine feverfew However, due to common side effects (e.g., blisters of the oral mucosa), it should only be used with caution and possibly in consultation with the alternative practitioner. A tea infusion of a teaspoon of feverfew and a quarter of a liter of boiling water should - regularly drunk- prevent migraine attacks. In an acute attack, an alcoholic extract seems to work better, which is available in drug stores and pharmacies.

Preparation of herbal medicinal tea

The Weiderindentee is prepared from one to two teaspoons of bark and one quarter liter of cold water. After this mixture has boiled on the stove, it stops for five minutes before straining without further heat. It is drunk three times a day a cup. He should not be drunk by pregnant women.

For the meadowsweet flower tea, the same amounts are observed, but it prepares an infusion by pouring boiling water onto the flowers. Strain after ten minutes and drink a cup in small sips twice a day.

Other effective medicinal plants, e.g. used for headache, migraine or tummy ache are lavender and lemon balm. Pour a teaspoon of dried lavender or dried lemon balm with a quarter liter of boiling water. Allow the tea to drain for about five minutes before straining and swallow three cups a day.

Rosemary at low blood pressure

If low blood pressure is the cause of the headache, the essential oils in rosemary with their stimulating effect on the bloodstream are suitable. Rosemary can be rubbed as an oil preparation in the head area, drunk as a tea or used as a bath additive.

A handful of rosemary leaves are added to a bottle of olive, sesame or almond oil. This mixture is allowed to stand in the sun for about three weeks. For acute headaches, the rosemary oil can be massaged in the temples or used to promote circulation throughout the body.

A rosemary tea is prepared from a heaped teaspoon of the dried leaves, which are heated with a quarter liter of cold water or poured over with boiling water. Two cups of it in the morning and in the evening get the hypotonic circulation going.

For a full bath with rosemary, an infusion of 50 grams of dried leaves is added to the bath water. Medical baths should not exceed a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius and a duration of 20 minutes. Then you should plan for one hour to rest, to get the full effect.

Rosemary can help with headaches caused by low blood pressure. (Image: Digitalpress / fotolia.com)

Applications of tension headaches

Discomfort caused by neck tension and stress, which affects a large area of ​​those affected, usually responds well to warmth and relaxation through needle mats. Likewise, cooling treatments for headaches from the neck can help.

Schüssler salts provide good support to counteract tension. Among others, Calcium Phosphoricum (No. 2) is considered, which is known as stability, support and strengthening salt and ensures a healthy muscle movement.

Other salts that have been proven in tense neck muscles include potassium aluminum sulfuricum (# 20), Magnesium Phosphoricum (# 7) and Calcium sulfuratum (# 18).

Heat dissolves neck tension

Quite simply apply is an old home remedy of traditional Indian healing Ayurveda: a glass of water that has been boiling for ten minutes, should be drunk sitting in the smallest sips as hot as it is possible without scalding the mouth.

The anticonvulsant effect can be further increased by adding 10 tablets of Magnesium Phosphoricum D6 (salt no. 7) from the range of Schuessler salts. This recipe is also known as "Hot Seven".

Hot compresses with mashed potatoes or flaxseed can be placed on the tense muscles. But if you have the need for something cold, you can instead beat a bag of chopped ice cubes into a towel or put cold quark rolls in the neck.

If stress or anxiety is the reason for the discomfort, a full bath with lavender flowers can be very beneficial. (Image: Kathrin39 / fotolia.com)

Relieve stress-related headaches by relaxing

If headaches are accompanied by exhaustion, inner agitation or indigestion, a full bath with lavender flowers can have a relaxing and relaxing effect. It is often helpful to have a long walk in the fresh air, especially if the headache is due to overwork and mental activity.

To calm down stress, nervousness or pondering, conscious breathing can be used as a natural relaxant. To do this, one breath is observed for a few breaths and then deliberately slows down the exhalation. Counting makes it easier to focus on the event. For example, count to three on inhalation and six on exhalation.

Other best practices for stress relief include yoga, autogenic training, meditation, and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation. These can help to regain more inner peace and balance and relieve existing tension, which can quickly lead to "pressure in the head" and uncomfortable pain.

Worries and conflicts that proverbially "do not get out of our heads" or cause us "headaches" can often be viewed from a different perspective and solved more easily.

Which Bach flowers help with headaches?

Bach flowers help with headaches by transforming mental states. Since each person may have a different cause, a blanket statement of certain Bach flowers for headache is not possible. By way of example, however, a selection of flower essences is described below, which are often used in headaches:

If the symptoms are due to an infection is on centaury especially people who are putting their own needs behind them. In acute inflammation in the head area, which are responsible for the pain can Impatiens be the right flower.

Top-heavy people, who literally "buzzing" through their musings or thinking, experience through White Chestnut, the flowering of the white chestnut, often relief.

When the pain is predominantly experienced as oppressive, it should Cherry plum be included in the mixture. Cherry plum, Star of Bethlehem and Rock Rose are used for traumatic headaches, tension headache and migraine (supportive).

Are the headaches caused by muscle tension, act Vine and vervain often balancing and relaxing.

An individually tailored Bach flower therapy can be very helpful in headaches. (Image: fotomike1976 / fotolia.com)

Gemstone therapy for headache

The gemstone therapy for headaches according to Hildegard von Bingen is considered to be particularly profound and comprehensive, since the healing stones of Hildegardische holistic medicine have a dual nature of matter and energy. The vibrations of the stones can be transmitted for healing purposes to water and other media or be effective directly through the skin.