Headache as a symptom may be caused by a variety of factors, ranging from changes in cerebral vessel pressure, inflammatory states to side effects of medications taken.

There are many different types of headache, such as, migraine, tension, cluster or menstrual headache.

The following are natural home remedies for some of the most common types of headache:

  1. Migraine
    1. Butterbur
    2. Feverfew
    3. Lavender
  2. Tension headache
    1. Guarana
    2. Lavender
    3. Limeflower
    4. Skullcap
  3. Menstrual headache
    1. Chasteberry
    2. Feverfew
    3. Skullcap

Recent evidence suggests that acupuncture is effective in helping alleviate cluster and tension headache.