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Cinnamon could provide relief from chronic migraine symptoms, Korean study suggests

Cinnamon could provide relief from chronic migraine symptoms, Korean study suggests

Cinnamon, one of the world's major spices, may help relieve symptoms of chronic migraines, headaches that persist and worsen over time, a new study suggests.
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Researchers at Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital's stroke and neurological disorders centre in Seoul say they have confirmed the positive effects of cinnamon on hard-to-treat migraine symptoms.
They recently treated a 73-year-old man with migraine who had experienced no improvement despite taking migraine medication for three years following his diagnosis.
They gave him herbal medicine containing
cinnamon , and assessed his symptoms using the 10-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain.
A 73-year-old Korean man with chronic migraines was recently successfully treated with herbal medicine containing cinnamon. Photo: Shutterstock
His pain score and headache frequency – initially four times a week – gradually decreased.
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By day 42 of taking the medicine, his pain score had dropped to five, and the frequency to once a week – enough for him to discontinue his previous migraine medication.
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