Headache is an unpleasant sensation that does not allow you to concentrate on work, causes a decline in mental and physical activity, violates all the person's plans. How to relieve a headache without medication? After all, no one has the desire to constantly swallow tablets. Let's figure this out.
The most common causes of migraine:
- physical and mental fatigue;
- emotional overstrain;
- poor sleep, lack of sleep;
- is a disease accompanied by an inflammatory process;
- osteochondrosis;
- vitamin deficiency, hormonal imbalance;
- circulatory disorder in the brain;
- hypertension;
- many other reasons.
Fighting a headache without medications
How to relieve a headache without medication? Is it possible? Consider the good old methods of fighting migraine, as well as folk remedies that can be easily prepared at home, by purchasing the most affordable ingredients in the pharmacy or store.
Traditional methods of controlling migraine
- Copper is a metal that "draws in" the pain. You can attach a copper coin to your forehead. The pain will be after about half an hour.
- Capable of "picking up" a headache cabbage leaves or beet tops.
- A strip of woolen cloth is used to relieve migraines. This strip should be put on the head so that it lies slightly on the eyebrows in front, and behind - behind the back of the head.
- 100 ml of black currant juice or 50 ml of potato are also good.
- Saves lemon from migraine. You need to take a peel of fresh lemon, remove the white film and attach it to the sore spot. From above you can tie your head with a cloth of wool and lie down to rest.
- If pressed by whiskey, it is recommended to take a daily teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and honey during a meal.
- When migraine is effective, drink aloe juice - 30 drops per 100 milliliters of water.
Recipes for the preparation of some simple products
- An effective home remedy for pain in the head is the tincture of Eleutherococcus, it is sold in a pharmacy in ready-to-eat form. To drink it is necessary so: one drop in the morning, 2 in the evening, the next morning already three, yet will not reach 14. To accept on 14 drops it is necessary still 7-10 days.
- Peppermint is a plant that soothes, relaxes and relieves pain in the head. It is enough to throw a leaf of mint into the tea. To drink preferably two glasses. A migraine will pass in half an hour. It helps with migraine tincture of mint, instructions for use suggest that it should be rubbed on 2-3 drops in the skin of the area of the temples. Tincture of mint( instructions for use this guarantees) is absolutely harmless for both adults and children. The only contraindication may be individual intolerance.
- Effective in the fight against headache has proven itself an alcohol tincture of propolis.20 grams of bee glue to crush well and pour 100 milliliters of alcohol or very strong vodka. Insist 10 days. Take once a day for 40 drops and a half glasses of water.
- Very useful spice is cinnamon. It is advised to pour a teaspoon of cinnamon with 8 tablespoons of hot water. Add a spoonful of honey or sugar. Insist 30 minutes and drink 2 sips every hour. If very strongly presses a whiskey, then cinnamon can take more.
Acupressure with headache
How to relieve a headache without drugs, and with the help of a conventional massage? On the human body, there are points that relieve the headache. They are located:
- in the eye area;
- on the neck below the nape;
- between the thumb and forefinger;
- in the wrist area.
The method of acupressure suggests that you need to gently rub these points or lightly press them. After such an exercise, a flush of vigor is immediately felt, and there was no migraine.
We are looking for the main points for massage
- Points near the eyes - can be found between the outer corners of the eyes and the outer ends of the eyebrows, exactly in the middle. From the edge of the eyebrow bone, measure the width of the index finger in the direction of the ears. It's easy to find them, because touching them is very sensitive, special tenderness and delicacy is required.
- Points on the neck, below the nape, are located on both sides of the neck near the base of the skull. They can be found by clicking on the bones behind the ears and moving to the spine. So move to the first indentations. Then you need to hold your thumbs up to the base of the skull. The fact that these are precisely these points can be understood intuitively, since they are extremely sensitive. They also need to be massaged.
- Points near the thumbs can be found in the triangular area, which is located between the thumb and forefinger. To find this point, you just need to feel the fleshy tissue of the triangle. It is very difficult to make a mistake, since feeling for this point, you immediately feel a difference in sensations and even some soreness.
- Points in the wrist area are easy to find if you stretch and raise your thumb as much as possible. At once it will be possible to see two tendons, here between them, in a hollow, and this point is located.
Using Aromatherapy for Migraine
How to relieve a headache without medication? This question can also be found in the aromatherapist.
To combat migraine, you can try to use essential oil of basil. You need to smoke them a room and sit quietly and relaxed. Basil oil is an effective remedy for calming the nervous system. If the fumigation of the room with basil oil is carried out daily during the month, the headaches will be forsaken forever, and the mental activity becomes more active.
Effective remedies for the headache are essential oils of lemon, lavender, geranium, roses. They are able to anesthetize, maintain the body's immunity.
In aromatherapy it is very important to know what caused the headache, and even then you can pick up the right oil. For example, if the cause is high pressure, then the ylang-ylang will help.
If you suffer from migraine or fatigue accumulated, you can drop a few drops of essential oils of lemon and geranium on a napkin, attach to the nose and inhale the fragrance before it evaporates.
Cold compresses are also effective. To them are added essential oils of basil, peppermint, lemon, rose and lavender. You can use either one of the flavors, the smell of which you like most, or all at once, in equal quantities - at your own discretion. These oils should be added to a glass of chilled mineral water. Cotton cloth soak in the liquid and apply as a compress to the temples and forehead. Change as soon as it gets warm, after 5-7 minutes. This procedure is desirable to do with the first signs of migraine.
You can also massage the whiskey with aromatic oil. For this purpose roses, melissa, lemon, lavender oils will suit. For massage, apply a drop of oil on the forehead, whiskey and ear lobes. To rub with pads of fingers before soaking.
How to eliminate a headache during pregnancy without medication
A pregnant woman should not take pills. And how to relieve a headache during pregnancy without medication? Most often it is recommended to perform such actions:
- to take a walk in the fresh air, to ventilate the apartment, to have a good sleep and rest in a favorable atmosphere, without extraneous light and noise;
- take a shower, make a cold compress;
- make massage of the main sensitive points;
- drink tea with lemon or mint, you can brew chamomile or rose hips;
- to light an aroma lamp, choosing an essential oil with a favorite aroma.
If the headache is excruciating in the morning, it may be that the pillow is not picked up correctly, or the bed is uncomfortable. Sleep should be calm and comfortable. If the cause of migraine is not clear, you need to exclude from the diet chocolate, citrus. A pregnant woman, first of all, should avoid negative emotions, walk a lot, breathe fresh air, relax. Taking care of yourself should be in the first place!
Treatment of a headache in children
How to relieve a headache in a child without medication? After all, their body needs to be protected, and pills and drops are taken early.
- The child is recommended to wash his head with a decoction of peppermint when migraine.
- If headaches have arisen on an emotional background, you need to eat a tablespoon of sugar for a few days before going to bed, washing it down with a glass of water.
- In case of a headache caused by overwork, a warm bath and tea from a camomile will help.
- With migraine, fresh strawberries or cranberries will be effective. A good help will be a tablespoon of fresh juice from the viburnum. Blackcurrant juice is also effective: it should be given to a child 50 milliliters three times a day. A good result with migraine in a child will give 50 milliliters of juice from fresh potatoes, too, three times a day.
- Help the child with migraine infusion of cinnamon: five grams of cinnamon pour 100 milliliters of boiled water, cooled to about 80 degrees.
Insist half an hour, drink two sips every hour. - The child is very useful every day on an empty stomach to drink half the glass of dairy products, such as whey or curdled milk. This reduces the chances that the migraine will spoil the mood and the plans of the child.
- It sounds strange, but the headache will decrease if you press your forehead against the window glass.
- You can apply fresh leaves of lilac or cabbage to the child's forehead.
- As with adults, a lemon will help children. Its fresh peel is cleaned from the white film and attached to the temples. They, however, leave behind a red stain, but it disappears with a headache.
Health to all!