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Source of validity: Traditional
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Macaranga indica, a plant native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, has been used in various traditional medicine systems, including Ayurveda and folk medicine, for a range of ailments. There are reports in ethnobotanical literature indicating its use for headache relief, particularly tension headaches, within these traditions. The leaves and other parts of the plant have been applied topically or used in decoctions for their purported analgesic effects. However, this usage is primarily supported by anecdotal and traditional accounts rather than controlled scientific studies. There is a lack of robust pharmacological research or clinical trials that specifically evaluate the efficacy of Macaranga indica for tension-type headaches. While the plant is known to possess some anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties based on limited in vitro and animal studies, these findings do not directly validate its use for headaches in humans. Therefore, its use for tension headaches is justified more by tradition than by scientific evidence, and the overall evidence supporting this application is weak.

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