Constant Episodic migraines: try alternative medicine.
Tired of swallowing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as NSAIDs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen to relieve migraines?
Complementary treatment may be what is needed.
- A report published in April 2012 by the American academy of neurology and the American headache society, concluded that an extract of butterbur or Petasites hybridis root is a very effective and safe preventative treatment for migraine. It is also able to reduce the frequency of episodic migraines.
Petasites hybridus.
- Petasine and isopetasine are the main components of the perennial plant. Both substances have strong vasodilatory action.
Migraines
Photo credit:
getty images
NCCAM cautions consumers to use only butterbur products labeled as pyrrolizidine alkaloids or PA-free.
- Petadolex® Linpharma Inc., Orlando, FL; manufactured in Germany by Weber & Weber. It has been available in the United States as a dietary supplement since 1999.
Other uses of butterbur root.
In folk medicine, the plant is used for pain management, anxiety, fever, and gastrointestinal conditions.
Comments