Migraines and Asian Food

Indulge me a bit here. I’ve had a migraine for the last couple of hours and I’m loathe to drink any pill. I’ve been trolling the Internet for “magic cures” — okay, not really, but some tea, or some natural medication… so far I’ve found turmeric. But I really don’t feel like making any soups or potions with turmeric…. and there’s no way I can swallow a spoonful of that stuff. Just thinking about it makes my headache worse. I’m not prone to these migraine headaches; just a bad combination of ragweed allergies and lack of sleep the past few nights preparing for a trip and dealing with some stressors….

I checked Dr. Weil’s site and did not find much except in relation to bursitis — which fortunately my hubby is suffering from right now — so I’m putting the information away in my mental file cabinet. However, that does not help me. I certainly don’t have turmeric pills in the house… Since turmeric is related to ginger perhaps I can just make some ginger tea? I’d take a cup of my favorite green tea but that has caffeine which is of course a migraine precursor.

Another website mentions oolong tea as a good remedy, but I’m trying to find supporting evidence and they don’t list any. And then there’s Vemma Vemma, which promotes mangosteen… but the only mangosteen available in these here parts is the canned kind, and at 11:13 pm I highly doubt any of the Asian stores near me would open their doors just to sell me a can…. not that I’ve found much reason to believe it will truly do me any good. That website certainly promotes it as a cure-all, and I’m always suspicious when I read those claims. (HT BTW to Cure My Migraine for that one. I’d consult a good book on Ayurvedic medicine but I sold mine last month, and while it was here I admit to letting it become all dusty and unused on the shelf. Has anyone tried this? It may at least be useful for the next migraine….

I’m afraid I’ll have to turn to that Tylenol bottle after all. Goodnight.

Okay, I’m back. I found my Prescription for Nutritional Healing and among the things recommended for migraines are cayenne pepper, ginger, and gingko biloba, the last supposedly to enhance cerebral circulation.

If you suffer from migraines, here’s an agency offering help:

Headaches.org from the National Headache Foundation. I searched their site but no mention of turmeric.

I’ll go play Debussy’s Clair de Lune now and attempt to go to sleep.