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Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium [Latin]) is a close relative of the dandelion and marigold, and produces flowers that look like tiny daisies. It gets its name from its traditional use as a fever reducer, but is prescribed by modern herbalists to treat migraine headache.
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Making the Magnesium-Migraine Link |
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This information comes right from the NIH's (National Institute of Health) website.
An increasing number of doctors believe that some of the most severe cases of migraines may actually be caused by an imbalance of key minerals such as magnesium and calcium. "Not all headaches are produced by this imbalance, but we now know that 50 to 60 percent of migraines are magnesium-linked. And that's probably why no prescription therapy on the market successfully treats headaches across the board. They're simply not treating the cause," says Dr. Altura. "Of the 17 people we've treated with magnesium, 13 have had complete improvement," says Herbert C. Mansmann, Jr., M.D., professor of pediatrics and associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
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Migraine And Magnesium Deficiency |
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A number of studies have been done on the relationship between magnesium deficiency and migraine. Some excerpts from Medline abstracts are listed below:
Mauskop A, Altura BM; Role of magnesium in the pathogenesis and treatment of migrainesClin Neurosci 1998;5(1):24-7
The importance of magnesium in the pathogenesis of migraine headaches is clearly established by a large number of clinical and experimental studies…However, the precise role of various effects of low magnesium levels in the development of migraines remains to be discovered. Magnesium concentration has an effect on serotonin receptors, nitric oxide synthesis and release, NMDA receptors, and a variety of other migraine related receptors and neurotransmitters. The available evidence suggests that up to 50% of patients during an acute migraine attack have lowered levels of ionized magnesium. Infusion of magnesium results in a rapid and sustained relief of an acute migraine in such patients. Two double-blind studies suggest that chronic oral magnesium supplementation may also reduce the frequency of migraine headaches. Because of an excellent safety profile and low cost we feel that a trial of oral magnesium supplementation can be recommended to a majority of migraine sufferers.
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