Home Remedies for Headache

1. Add half teaspoon of fresh lemon juice in a cup of tea and drink it hot at time of headache. It gives immediate relief. The skin of lemon that is usually thrown away has been found helpful in treatment of headaches caused because of heat. Make fine paste of lemon crusts with little water and apply it as plaster on the forehead. This remedy provides quick relief from headache.
   
   
2. Peel the apple first and then cut it into small pieces. Now add little salt in it and eat it every morning on an empty stomach for headache treatment. Apples are helpful in treatment of all types of headaches. This should be continued for about a week.
   
   
3. Henna flowers have been found helpful in treating headaches caused because of hot sun. Take some henna flowers and rub it in vinegar to make paste. Now apply this paste over the forehead. This remedy will soon provide relief.
   
   
4. Cinnamon is also very helpful in headaches treatment caused because of exposure to cold air. Make fine paste of cinnamon by mixing it with water and apply it over the temples and forehead to obtain relief.
   
   
5. The herb rosemary is very effective in treatment of headache caused because of cold. Take one table spoon of rosemary herb and boil it in a liter of water and then put it in a mug. Now cover the head with a towel and inhale the steam for as long as the patient can stand. This should be repeated until the headache is calmed.
   
   
6. The best way to avoid headaches is to build up physical resistance through appropriate nutrition (healthy diet), physical exercise and optimistic thoughts.
   
   
7. Yogic kriyas such as kunjal and jalneti; pranayamas like shitali, anulomaviloma and sitkari; and yoga asanas (yoga postures) like halasana, sarvangasana, uttanpadasana, paschimottanasana, and shavasana are also extremely effective and beneficial in headaches treatment.