24 June 2013

HEALTH - Got a headache? Eat some daisies!















Got a headache? Eat some daisies! From radishes to watercress - plants that can work as well as medicines



  • -  Plants, vegetables and flowers can replace some medication
  • -  Go natural to beat migraine, joint pain or an upset stomach this summer



Whether it is high blood pressure, migrane or period pains, it is not always necessary to reach into the medicine cabinet.

Instead take a walk around your garden, as you might find more than one remedy to ease your pain.

Radishes may help you lower your blood pressure and watercress has a proven effect against bronchitis, but there is more to find in your flowerbeds to aid your ailments.


Plant painkiller: Feverfew blocks the release of the inflammatory substances believed to contribute to migranes
Plant painkiller: Feverfew blocks the release of some of the inflammatory substances believed to contribute to migraines and stops the narrowing of blood vessels


STAVE OFF MIGRAINE WITH... Feverfew
Why it works: This member of the sunflower family contains parthenolides which combat the narrowing of blood vessels that occurs in migraine, according to a University of Maryland report.

Other compounds may also have an anti-inflammatory effect, say researchers at Denver University. Extracts of feverfew block the release of the inflammatory substances serotonin and prostaglandin – thought to contribute to migraines.

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