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Herbs Used for Aches & Pains
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Arnica For: Homepathic Arnica |
| Arnica is often used in homeopathy, and should only be taken internally in the extremely diluted form common to homeopathic remedies. Homeopathic doses are extremely diluted and have no detectable amount of the plant. Arnica in homeopathic doses is generally considered safe for internal use when taken according to the directions on the product labeling. Homeopathic preparations are also used to treat sore muscles, bruises, and other conditions caused by overexertion or trauma. . Complementary Medicine - Arnica. (), University of Maryland (UMMC) | |
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Balsam of Tulu For: Sore muscles, inflammation |
| Injuries. Balsam of Tolu relieves various kinds of soreness and inflammation through its high content of volatile oil. One of the oil's components, cinnamaldehyde, slows the multiplication of the cells that release inflammation-causing chemicals. Another of the oil's components, benzaldehyde, slows the release of inflammatory chemicals from these cells. Together, these compounds ease the dull ache of sore muscles. 52 | |
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Camphor oil For: Pain relief |
| Applied externally camphor numbs the peripheral nerve endings. It also stimulates circulation and acts as a rubefacient. 23 | |
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Cayenne For: Topical pain relief |
| Applied topically, it works partly as a counter irritant, but it also blocks a body chemical integral to the transmission of pain impulses. Salicylates (like those in aspirin) add to its pain-preventing power. | |
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Cumin For: Pain relief |
| I once studied the properties of this spice and discovered three pain-relieving compounds, seven that are anti-inflammatory and four that combat swelling. 27 | |
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Datura For: Narcotic Anaesthesia |
| If equal parts of this and of Cannabis sativa are gathered in the seventh and eighth moons, and digested in wine, it will produce a narcotic anesthesia that will enable small operations to be done without pain 57 | |
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Eucalyptus oil For: Sore muscles, sprains |
| Eucalyptus oil reduces pain in sore muscles, sprains, and sports injuries. Blend eucalyptus in a 2 percent solution with a base massage oil like almond. Applied as an ointment, eucalyptus has been shown to increase the flow of blood to muscle tissue, which eases muscle soreness. Because of its antiseptic properties, eucalyptus can be used as a topical antiseptic for minor cuts and scrapes. 33 | |
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Fennel oil For: Muscle pain |
| Oil of fennel relieves muscular or rheumatic pains and is especially effective in massage blends. | |
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Olive Oil For: Natural Painkiller |
| A recent study has shown that oleocanthal, a component of extra-virgin olive oil, has an anti-inflammatory profile and potency 'strikingly' similar to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. Rachel Murphy. Extra-virgin olive oil has similar activity to ibuprofen. (), Nature | |
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Peppermint essential oil For: Muscular aches and pains, strains |
| Peppermint essential oil reduces pain,
inflammation, and spasms, and stimulates local blood
circulation. It is used to treat muscular aches and pains, strains,
and sprains. | |
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Vervain For: Pain relief |
| As a poultice it is good in headache, earache, neuralgia, rheumatism, etc. In this form it colors the skin a fine red, giving rise to the idea that it had the power of drawing the blood outside. 11 | |
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Vervain For: Joint pain, antirheumatic |
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| Traditional antirheumatic used to relive joint pain. Protective of the liver, calming and lifts depression that can occur with chronic illness like arthritis. | |
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Wintergreen oil For: Pain relief |
| Wintergreen oil contains methyl salicylate, the pain killing ingredient in aspirin. I have used with success as a topical analgesic on my tough arthritis pain, but remember to go easy on this potent oil. | |
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Wintergreen oil For: Arthritis, backache, gout, tendinitis |
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| It may be used externally for arthritis, backache, gout, tendinitis, muscular, joint, arthritic and rheumatic pain. Use sparingly,as the active phytochemical, methyl Salicylate is toxic in large doses. | |
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- Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
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Robert B Tisserand The Art of Aromatherapy (1977)
- Linda B.White, M.D.The Herbal Drugstore(2003)
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Marlene Ericksen. Healing With Aromatherapy (2000)
- Grieve, Maude A Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)
- Wikipedia
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