Headaches aren’t much fun for anybody. Feeling like a freight train is constantly shuttling back and forth through your brain is guaranteed to put a dampener on your day. But unfortunately they affect a lot of us, with one survey putting it in the list of top 10 most disabling conditions.

Headaches can be caused by any number of factors, from stress and fatigue to dehydration and allergies. The most common treatment for the discomfort is pain-killers, but more often than not these pills come with side effects and many people want to avoid manufactured medicines where possible. Who wants to replace one problem with another? So before you reach for the aspirin, why not try one of these natural remedies.