Migraine Attacks: Spice can reduce strength and relieve headaches
Created: 01/05/2023Updated: 01/05/2023 09:47
By: Judith Brown
People who suffer from migraines usually have a severe headache when they attack.
To alleviate them, something from the spice rack should help.
Those who catch a nasty migraine attack usually suffer from severe headaches.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), almost 15 percent of women and six percent of men are affected in Germany.
Classic painkillers provide rapid relief for many patients.
However, if the drugs are taken regularly and over a long period of time, they can put a strain on the body.
In the event of an attack, however, you can also use various home remedies.
In the spice rack in particular, there is a small, natural miracle cure for migraines: cinnamon.
Migraine: Spice helps - Cinnamon can reduce the strength of attacks and relieve headaches
Women suffer from migraines more often than men.
© Svetlana Karner/IMAGO
With the help of cinnamon you can refine food and drinks and also do something good for your health.
According to a study published in the specialist journal
Phytotherapy Research
, the spice can help to reduce the severity of a migraine attack.
For the study, the study participants were divided into two groups, all of which regularly suffered from migraines: one group took cinnamon capsules for two months, while the other group received placebo capsules.
The analysis finally showed that the frequency, duration and strength of the migraine attacks in the participants who took the cinnamon capsules were significantly lower than in the control group.
According to the scientists, cinnamon must therefore be able to have a positive effect on the pain caused by migraines.
Those affected can therefore take cinnamon in the form of capsules or stirred into a drink against headaches.
However, further studies are needed to prove the actual effect of cinnamon on migraine attacks.
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Migraine: Headaches, nausea, vomiting are typical symptoms
Cinnamon is not only a popular spice, it is also healthy.
It promotes appetite, stimulates intestinal activity and probably also helps against headaches.
© Harald A. Jahn / IMAGO
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A moderate to severe headache is a typical symptom of a migraine attack.
Sufferers often feel them on one side of the head and perceive them as throbbing, pulsing, or throbbing.
They can also increase with physical activity or even the smallest movements.
The headache can also be accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
While cinnamon can have a soothing effect, migraine sufferers should be aware that it is not a cure.
Anyone who often suffers from severe and recurring headaches should therefore consult a doctor.
This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication. In no way does it replace a visit to the doctor. Unfortunately, our editors are not allowed to answer individual questions about clinical pictures.