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The Korea Times

Cinnamon, one of the world’s major spices, may help relieve symptoms of chronic migraines, headaches that persist and worsen over time, a new study suggests.
Researchers at Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital’s stroke and neurological disorders centre in Seoul say they have confirmed the positive effects of cinnamon on hard-to-treat migraine symptoms.
They recently treated a 73-year-old man with migraine who had experienced no improvement despite taking migraine medication for three years following his diagnosis.
They gave him herbal medicine containing cinnamon, and assessed his symptoms using the 10-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain.

His pain score and headache frequency – initially four times a week – gradually decreased.
By day 42 of taking the medicine, his pain score had dropped to five, and the frequency to once a week – enough for him to discontinue his previous migraine medication.
By day 146, his pain score was two, and headaches occurred no more than once a week, showing near-complete relief.
“Migraines and other forms of nerve pain are increasingly believed to be linked to inflammation,” says professor Lee Han-gyul, who worked on the study with professor Kwon Seung-won.
“Our study suggests that cinnamon played a key role in alleviating migraine symptoms by inhibiting the production of inflammatory cytokines.”
Cytokines relay messages that coordinate the body’s immune response to fend off attackers, like germs.

Previous studies have shown that cinnamon helps reduce inflammation, protect cells from damage and boost immunity.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.
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