Lemon Grass
Lemon Grass: A natural aspirin?
Given the slightest headache, industrialized Western societies automatically use aspirin and ibuprofen variants. However, the natural medicine chest of herbal medicine has a very large and healthy supply of herbal medicine for headache, without side effects and as effective as conventional medicines.
Australian Aborigines have long used the herb lemon (lemongrass English, and also known as lemon grass, lemon grass, lemon verbena, lemongrass or yerbalimón) for medicinal purposes, and a study conducted by Lyn Griffiths and her collaborators Griffith University in Australia have highlighted to combat headaches and migraines.
This conducted a study that measured the incidence of lemon grass in reducing headache, identifying a plant compound called eugenol which is able to combat this problem.
“The headaches and migraines, say the authors, causing abnormal activities in our body, such as altering our serotonin levels and interfere with the normal function of blood platelets. The structure of [eugenol] inhibits platelet aggregation and serotonin release. ”
The lemon grass is not the only herb can fight migraines. The offer is vast, and we invite to explore it thoroughly to get the most juice from the benefits of alternative medicine when it comes to combat headaches.