Herbal Remedies for Headaches

A new world opened up to me when I patronized an herb shop the first time. It was inside a lovely cottage near Dallas, Texas. I had come there as part of a girls-only, antique-shop hop. My friend was there for the candle-making supplies, but I was mesmerized by the clean, neat rows of pretty bottles of dried leaves, roots, and seeds.

On an eye-level shelf was a bottle labeled "PMS Tea." When I inquired about the tea and told the owner about my cramps, she put an emphatic hand on my arm as she said, "It really works."

The tea had cramp bark, feverfew, and peppermint in it. The tea was soothing, tasted great, and worked wonders, just as the owner of the herb shop attested. I discovered it also worked for headaches and other body pains. I do not know the proportions of each herb in the tea, but it seemed to be a perfect blend for my usual maladies.

This list is by no means comprehensive but includes the more common herbs used for pain relief for headaches and migraines.

Herbs for Headache Pain Relief:

• Cramp Bark (Virburnum opulus)–used for cramps and various painful muscle spasms. Use it in teas, capsules, or as an extract.
• Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium)–used to reduce pain associated with migraines, muscle cramping, and toothaches. Take feverfew as a tea or use as a topical tincture.
• Peppermint (Mentha piperita)–often used to mask the taste of herbs, peppermint is most commonly used for its warming qualities and for stomach ailments. To soothe headaches, drink peppermint in tea, or use the extract or essential oil internally (sparingly) or externally with a compress.
• Wood Betony (Stachys Betonica)–used to reduce facial and headache pain. Use the herb in a tea.

Much of this information was gleaned from A Modern Herbal by Mrs. Maude Grieve.

Please remember these herbs are not regulated by the FDA, and many may have significant side effects. I recommend you buy a tea already mixed, as opposed to mixing the herbs yourself.

The little Texas herb shop doesn’t exist anymore, but my search for pain relief remedies is still on.

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