Headache Study Finds Feverfew and Ginger Effective

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Nice tip from Dr Marilyn Glenville this morning following a successful study using feverfew and ginger for headaches:

Herbal Help for Headaches

Headache Journal has recently published a multi-centre pilot study in which 60 patients treated 208 attacks of migraine with sublingual (under the tongue) feverfew/ginger or a placebo over a 1 month period. At 2 hours, 32% of subjects receiving the herbs and 16% of subjects receiving the placebo were pain-free. At 2 hours, 63% of subjects receiving feverfew/ginger found pain relief (pain-free or mild headache) compared to 39% for placebo.

Feverfew / ginger was generally well tolerated and the study concluded that sublingual feverfew / ginger appears safe and effective as a first-line treatment for a population of migraine sufferers who frequently experience mild headache prior to the onset of moderate to severe headache.

You can read the study abstract here: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study of Sublingual Feverfew and Ginger (LipiGesic^TMM) in the Treatment of Migraine