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PMBS FUNDED STUDY RESULTS OUT!!!!PMBS IS PLUGGED IN THE ARTICLE BELOW

WHY WOULD THEY DO A STUDY IF THEY ARENT RE RELEASING THE PRODUCT

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http://painpatient.com

JULY 3, 2014
Ginger and Herb Tea Fights Migraines
A preliminary study finds that a tea made of ginger and an herb called feverfew helps significantly in fighting migraines. Feverfew, used for a long time to help cure headaches, is made from a flowering plant. The report states that this therapy may be a good alternative to migraine medications which are expensive, have side effects, and are sometimes ineffective. 12% of the U.S. population endure migraines, which cost the economy $20 billion in medical care and lost productivity. PuraMed Bioscience, a fever/ginger product manufacturer, funded the study. Participants were split into two groups for the study, one that received tiny amounts of ginger and feverfew and another which received a placebo. Participants were told to put the satchet filled with the herbs and ginger under their tongue when they felt a migraine coming on. 45 participants took the satchet, 15 were given the dummy. One third of participants who had the herb and ginger mix felt pain-free within two hours. Only half that number in the placebo group were without pain two hours later. 63% of the herbal medicine takers felt some pain relief, over 30% who received the placebo. This was a small study. Though it is possible that the placebo group endured worse migraines than the other, researchers say this is unlikely.

Dr. Roger Cady, a researcher on this study and director of the Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri, told Reuter’s Health, “I don’t think that (worse headaches for the placebo group) accounts for the differences in efficacy here.” Though Dr. Cady believes that ginger and feverfew are a great combination and effective for fighting migraines, he admits scientists don’t know exactly how it works. A product similar to what was used in this study called LipiGesic is available on the market, a homeopathic remedy that retails for $29.95. As most migraine sufferers know the symptoms of a migraine often creep up slowly. But this gives the patient the ability to nip a migraine in the bud before it grows and becomes far more painful.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center instructor Dr. Rebecca Erwin Wells said of this study, “The results are really intriguing, but definitely preliminary.” She points out that not only was this study small but it had certain flaws, such as letting the CEO of the company which financed the study also be one of its authors. Follow up studies are essential. Dr. Wells also believes more studies should be done on alternative medicine such as herbal medicines, yoga and meditation. Wells told Reuter’s Health, “We found that 50 percent of adults with migraine or severe headaches, which is 13.5 million Americans, used complementary and alternative medicine in the previous year.” Wells concluded that, “We need more research to understand the mechanisms, benefits, side effects and risks of complementary and alternative therapies.”