O’Keefe said cream of tartar is best used in baking than as a migraine remedy, so keep it handy for snickerdoodles, not headaches. The only way to prevent a reaction is to avoid foods containing MSG.” Symptoms are usually mild and don't require treatment. "Researchers acknowledge, though, that a small percentage of people may have short-term reactions to MSG. “However, researchers have found no definitive evidence of a link between MSG and these symptoms," Mayo reported. Consumers have reported adverse reactions to foods containing MSG, including headaches, flushing, sweating and nausea. Food and Drug Administration has classified MSG as a food ingredient that's "generally recognized as safe," but its use remains controversial. Snopes says monosodium glutamate poisoning is “a largely unsubstantiated medical malady,” citing a Mayo Clinic online post. The Snopes myth-busting website, in trying to pinpoint the origins of the idea that cream of tartar could be a migraine home remedy, pointed to a 2015 blog post from website “Hello Lovely Living,” which says cream of tartar “neutralizes the effects of MSG poisoning,” which it blamed for triggering migraines.
More: Fact check: A mix of honey and cinnamon may have some health benefits, more studies needed Cream of tartar's alleged ties to MSG However, they were treated to counteract the effects and recovered without complications. The report said the two received emergency treatment for hyperkalemia, or an abnormally high level of potassium, a condition that can lead to heart arrhythmia. The report said cream of tartar “has long been used as a remedy for a number of ailments,” including as a laxative, and looked at two people who ingested “a large quantity of cream of tartar in an effort to ‘clean themselves out.’” “There’s no mechanism for tartaric acid to prevent headaches of one type or another.”ĭeema Fattal, a University of Iowa neurologist, said no medical research publication supports using cream of tartar as a migraine treatment.Īnd a 2013 Journal of Medical Toxicology case report said cream of tartar can be life threatening when consumed in large amounts. “It's just the acid form that makes the crystal of that particular compound,” he said. More: Fact check: Health benefits of drinking from copper cups needs more study That must be the active component,’” O’Keefe said, “and it's really not. “Somebody at some point looked and said, ‘hey, tartaric acid. O’Keefe said people might have turned to cream of tartar as a home remedy for migraines because dihydroergotamine, a treatment for migraines, has tartaric acid in its structure.
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