Headache

Headache is one of the most common medical complaints. Headaches are a major source of chronic pain. There are dozens of causes of headache, most headaches are due to stress or tension, hunger, fever, eyestrain.

The pain of headache could be mild, severe or in between. Many believe that the brain itself is involved in headaches, niether the brain nor the skull has a nerves that register pain.

The most common headaches are those caused by muscle tension, usually due to Stress or fatigue.
Tension headaches : Also called chronic daily headaches or chronic non progressive headaches. They cause moderate pain on both sides of and across the forehead it starts and fades away gradually and are the result of muscle tightness coming from the muscle in the neck.
Migraines: The causes of migraines are unknown, migraine can bring excruciating pain Migraine pain is moderate to severe, often described as pounding, throbbing pain. Migraine headaches can last from four hours to three days.

Other causes of headache:

- Eating of food lacking fiber
- Water dehydration
- Boil
- Alcohol
- Eye problem
- .Brain tumors
- Glaucoma
-  Heavy smoking

Regular and chronic headache:

Regular and chronic headache patients can quickly develop a tolerance to painkillers, causing them to need more medications to stop the pain, eventually it will get to a point where not taking medications will trigger the headache as the body attempt to withdraw from the drug. The treatment for chronic headache could include simple herbs/home remedies.

Herbal/Home remedies

- Rob peppermint oil on forehead at the onset of the headache.
- Infused peppermint leave in a glass of hot water and drink
- Put a teaspoon of grated fresh ginger in a cup of hot water and drink
- Chew black garlic
- Add one teaspoon of powdered tumeric in a cup of hot water and drink
- Mix bitter leaf and basil juice together and drink.

There are many herbs available to treat the annoying symptoms, some are formulated to treat the conditions topically while others are meant for internal consumption.
The purpose of all is to release the natural hormone like substance called the endorphin to suppress the sensation of pain which they do by binding to the opiate receptor in the brain.

This information is meant to supplement, not replace advice from your doctor or healthcare provider. This information may not fit your specific health circumstances. Never disregard seeking professional medical advice from your doctor.