10 Top Home Remedies For Curing Migraine

By Divya Sharma on March 11, 2017

Migraine Headache:

Migraine deals with the severe headaches that might lead to dizziness and vomiting in severe cases. It causes an unbearable pain the head that is confined to one side of the head. Apart from vomiting, it also leads to blind spots, increased sensitivity to light, tingling in arms and legs and nausea.

Signs like irritability, stiff neck, constipation and frequent yawning causes a migraine attack. Though there is no such known cure for treating migraine but some home remedies might be useful in causing the pain to subside a bit.

Migraine leads to stiffness in neck and headache too

1# Cayenne Pepper

This helps in stimulating blood circulation and improves blood flow as well. It has capsaicin which works as a natural painkiller. Mix one and a half tsp of cayenne pepper in a cup of warm water and add some lemon juice to it and honey to improve the taste. Drink this mixture twice in a day for relief from headache.

It improves the blood flow and stimulates blood circulation as well

cayenne pepper

2# Ice Pack

Ice pack gives a numbing effect that cures the pain caused by migraine. Wrap few ice cubes in a cotton cloth or towel and place it on your temples, forehead and at the back of your neck fro 10 to 15 minutes. For better results, you can add few drops of essential oils like lavender or peppermint to the water for the compress.

3# Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar helps in reducing the pain caused by migraine and it has numerous other benefits as well. Just add tbsp of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water and then add 1 tbsp of honey. Mix them well and then drink this daily to cure the pain of migraine.

Daily intake of apple cider vinegar helps in curing migraine

Apple Cider Vinegar

4# Ginger

Ginger has the capability to block prostaglandins which promotes muscle contractions and regulates inflammation in the blood cells to cause migraine. Drink ginger tea few times in a day to get rid of headache. Also chew on a piece of raw ginger which will help in relieving from the symptoms of nausea and vomiting caused by migraine.

5# Cinnamon

Cinnamon helps in treating migraine pain effectively

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a wonder spice that helps in treating headache in an effective way. Take some cinnamon sticks and put them in a grinder. Now grind them into a powder and add some water to make a thick paste. Apply it on your forehead and temples and lie down silently for 30 minutes. Wash it off wit lukewarm water and then you will feel the ease in the pain of migraine.

6# Cloves

Cloves has cooling and pain-relieving effect which helps in curing the throbbing headache. Crush a few cloves gently and place them in a handkerchief or in a sachet. Now keep this handkerchief near you and keep inhaling its smell whenever you feel headache. You can also add 2 drops of clove oil into a tablespoon of coconut oil and sea salt. Gently massage your temples and forehead with this mixture to relieve headache.

7# Basil Leaves

Basil is a very strong herb that relieves headache and has many medicinal qualities as well. Take 3-4 basil leaves and place them in a cup of boiling water. Let it simmer and add 1 tsp honey to this mixture. Now sip this tea slowly twice or thrice in a day till you get relief from the pain. You can also add basil leaves in a boiling water and inhale that steam by placing this water in a pot.

Holy Basil leaves

8# Eat Nuts

Eat some almonds when you feel headache instead of popping the pills. Almonds have salicin so it acts as a natural pain reliever. You can also try and eat some wholesome nuts to get rid of migraine headache.You must eat the nuts when the pain start to set in so that nuts can supress the pain in a useful way.

9# Do Yoga and Exercises

Some mild neck exercises and yoga will also helps in preventing headache caused by migraine. Just stay away from the stress and stressful environment as well. Keep yourself and your surroundings happy and peaceful. Do some yoga to keep yourself away from headache and neck pain. Breathe well by breathing in and filling up your lungs and then exhale after waiting for few seconds. Drop your shoulders for 5 minutes and relieve them from pain and stress.

Do mild exercises and yoga to treat migraine naturally

Do Yoga and Exercises

10# Drink Lots of Water

Stay away from caffeinated drinks and sodas, do not drink too much coffee and tea. Also keep yourself away from carbonated drinks. As soon as you experience the pain then start drinking a tall glass of water. With proper water content in the body the pain of migraine will ease off and body will remain well hydrated.

Stay away from caffeine and drink lot of water to treat migraine

Have plenty of water to Live a Healthier Life

Mrs. Divya Sharma is an avid writer with a vast experience of almost 15 years in writing career. She did her MA in English from IGNOU along with Diploma course in Journalism from YMCA, New Delhi. She has worked as a Content Manager with Times Of India, Noida for 10 years. Writing is her passion and she tries to give her best every time she writes on any given topic. Writing articles on home remedies is her area of interest and she has gained immense knowledge by writing and researching a lot in this field.

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