Cause of headache caused by Laurel
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Last Update: 2011-11-09
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A smell from a plant called a headache tree can cause intense pain - now scientists know why A series of events triggered by a component of the tree eventually stimulated blood flow to the outer membrane of the brain Other headache causing factors such as chlorine, cigarette and formaldehyde interact with some of the same cellular structures, suggesting that they all work through the same pain inducing mechanism In the new study, a group of international researchers extracted the plant compound caryophyllone from dried bay leaves and exposed various mouse cells to the compound On October 27, researchers announced in the online edition of brain journal that California laurone triggered a cell detector that responds to the cold irritants and the smells of horseradish and mustard oil The researchers found that stimulation of the chemical detector eventually released a specific protein that had an effect on migraine The protein causes blood vessels to expand, which scientists believe can cause pain by pressuring the skull and nerves Peter godsby, a neuroscientist and director of the headache center at the University of California, said that other headache related stimulants also interact with the same chemical detector, and it might be a good way to target it as a treatment.
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