28 folk remedies for headache

In 1984, pharmacy historians compiled from oral accounts the folk remedies used against headache in Central Anatolia: of 28 substances, 24 are plant-based, 3 animal-based and 1 mineral. Of these 28, only 4 are still used in modern medicine; active compounds have been obtained from 5.

Source: Eriş Asil, Mekin Tanker, Sevgi Şar, “İç Anadolu Bölgesi’nde Baş Ağrılarına Karşı Kullanılan Halk İlaçları”, Ankara Ü. Eczacılık Fak. Dergisi 14(1), 1984 (Asil, Tanker, Şar, Ankara Ü. Eczacılık Fak. Dergisi, 1984). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.