Red wine to treat migraines?

December 11, 2008

Red wine to relieve migraine?  Red wine is a well-known trigger of migraine headaches (although French tend to disagree). A recent study published in journal Pain found that resveratrol, the active ingredient in red wine which is responsible for its health benefits, has pain relieving properties when given to rats. There have been no reports in the literature or from my own patients that resveratrol causes headaches and judging from this study, it may in fact help.

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Alexander Mauskop, MD
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