Home Remedies for Migraine
- Take 5 gms of Amalaki powder with water two times a day. It is very helpful to pacifying your aggravated Pitta Dosha – the main cause of migraine headaches.
- Boil five crushed almonds in cow milk for 15-20 minutes, after cooling drink it daily in breakfast.
- Take 2 teaspoon of natural Honey in a glassful of cow milk before going to sleep, daily at night.
- Mix ¼ teaspoon of clove powder with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon oil. Apply this paste on forehead for 20-30 minutes.
- Grind lahsun (Garlic) and Chandan (Sandal wood) in equal quantity and apply this paste on forehead.
- In Ayurveda, Nasya Karma or Nasya thearapy is one of the most important part of migraine treatment. It is a process wherein the medicated oil is administered through the nostrils. Since nose is the gateway of the head, the therapy is highly effective in curing many types of neurological diseases including migraine headache.
कुंकुमं घृत संयुक्तं नस्यं च अर्धशिरोव्यथां नाशयेत् क्षणादेव । - भारत भैषज्य रत्नाकर
- As per this Ayurvedic reference, prepare a mixture of 1 pinch of Saffron powder with 1 teaspoon of cow ghee (clarified butter). Now, Instill 1 or 2 drops of this saffron-ghee into your each nostril and take deep breathe.
- Take 50ml cow ghee (clarified butter) into a vessel and add 7 - 10 basil (Tulsi) leaves to it, boil it till the leaves get blackened. Filter it and store in a dropper bottle. Now, Instill 1 or 2 drops into each nostrils and take deep breathe.
It is better to start above mentioned Nasya Karma with a single drop into each nostril and Apply this pocedure in morning on an empty stomach. It is also advised to avoid this remedy during cloudy days
