Relieve sinus headache

Most of us have experienced that dreaded sinus headache symptom at some time in our life, some of us more frequently than others! While medication may help the pain and symptoms a little, it is important to realise these are treatments of symptoms alone, the key is to get to the source of the pain as it is still untreated.

Sinus headache symptom occurs when nasal mucous becomes trapped in the sinus cavities located just under your cheekbones. These headaches usually accompany a rhinovirus or head cold. You’ll feel the onset of symptoms by pain directly in the sinus area that later radiates into your eye sockets. This same type of headache often occurs with allergy sufferers; their sinus cavities also fill with mucous and although they don’t have colds, the headache is just as annoying, painful and uncomfortable.

A number of herbs used in traditional Western Herbal medicine can support the mucous membranes and sinuses, reducing mucous build-up and associated symptoms such as congestive pain, while also assisting the body to maintain overall respiratory health, they work towards decreasing catarrh and aiding the bronchial passages to clear out any unwanted matter, in turn, assisting to ease congestion of the upper respiratory tract and relieving associated headache.

Fenugreek is considered to be an expectorant, demulcent and tonic. It contains mucilage, volatile and fixed oils, and steroidal saponins including diogenin. Fenugreek can be taken to help relieve inflammation of the respiratory tract and to provide temporary relief from coughs. As a demulcent it can help to relieve irritation and inflammation of the mucous membranes, particularly those of the respiratory and digestive systems.

Thyme is an expectorant that can be used to help relieve catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. It contains volatile oils including thymol and carvacrol, and flavonoids.

Wood Betony is thought to be a nervine tonic and sedative that is also a tonifying circulatory stimulant to the cerebral and head area. It can be useful for catarrhal congestion of the head as well as nervous debility associated with anxiety and tension.

Nature’s Sunshine has combined these three herbs in the Head Congestion Relief formula to deliver just that. There is no need to continue with the discomfort of Sinus headaches, try it today.