When suffering from muscle strains, aches and pains, or a miserable headache, one of the best and most effective methods of treatment is to apply a heat wrap or heating pad to your problem area. Filling your wrap with herbs is therapeutic and will add an aroma-therapeutic aspect to this treatment.

Options

Fill your heat wrap, which you can make yourself out of a man's tube sock, with spices, essential oils and herbs. Options include nutmeg, peppermint oil, rose petals, lavender, ground cloves, rosemary, cinnamon and crushed mint, according to Tipnut.com.

Method of Preparation

If you opt to use essential oils, spices and mixed herbs, do so with a heating pad filler, such as rice. Let the mixture sit in a sealed container, along with the rice, for a few days and stir occasionally. This will distribute the scent throughout.

Lavender's Benefits

Another suggestion from Hometapestry.com is to use lavender buds in your heating pad; lavender relieves headaches, promotes sleep and is soothing.

Consider Your Needs

Other wise choices for inclusion in your herbal heating pad include lemongrass, which relieves pain; chamomile, which is a relaxant; yellow dock root, which improves circulation; saw palmetto berry, a rejuvenator; and cinnamon, which is an antispasmodic.

Additional Possibilities

Others find great relief when using spearmint, a relaxant; peppermint, a pain reliever; white willow, which relieves aches and pains; and valerian root, which has calming properties.

Source:

Thriftyfun.com: Herbal Heating Pads

Lifesolutionsplus.com: Herbal Heating Pads

Hometapestry.com: Herbal Heating Pads

More Information:

Tipnut.com: Herbal Heating Pads