"Migraine Tea"

So, lately I keep getting these headaches.  

I really really don't like headaches. But I also really don't like taking medication, of any kind pretty much, even aspirin or ibuprofen.  When I looked up headaches in my current favorite (actually it's the one that's unpacked...lol) book by Jerry Baker, there were many that listed headaches BUT apparently there is one that is kind of like the "mother of all headache herbs".

It's called Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium). In Nicholas Culpeper's "Complete Herbal", he writes that it is "very effectual for all pains in the head."

Jerry Baker writes, "Feverfew acts just like Mother Nature's aspirin.  It has a prestigious reputation for being a great herb remedy for migraine headaches, .... It's benefits, however, go way beyond migraines.  Feverfew eases dizziness, tinnitus (also know as ringing in the ears), and arthritis.  It also relieves painful menstrual flows."

Without going into everything he says about this grand little herb, here's the "Anti-Migraine Tea" recipe:

1 tsp. of dried feverfew leaves and flowers

1 tsp. of dried lemon balm flowers

Mix the herbs and scoop a teaspoon into a cup of boiling water.  Let it steep 5-10 minutes.  Strain out the herbs, and sip away until the head pain is gone.

Yay!

Haven't found these great little plants yet, but I have a feeling they will be soon forthcoming!  Don't worry, I'll post then and let you know how the tea works!