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Herbs for Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is known as
chronic disease and This disease
affects primarily women as
about seventy percent of sufferers being female.
Men and children can get the disease
too, even though it's more rare, but
when men involved in it they tend to have
more severe symptoms from it than women .Rheumatoid arthritis is simply
an inflammation of the tissue which
affects your joints. Since this
inflammation is chronic though, time
will cause the tissue to cause joint
damage, limit movement abilities of
the affected joints, and cause
increasing pain.
Nowadays
There are no known modern
medical treatments for Rheumatoid
arthritis, so doctors often treat
the symptoms instead. Common
treatments include the use of strong
prescription pain relievers known as NSAIDS. Over the counter versions
include products known as Aleve,
Ibuprofin, and Motrin. NSAIDS work
to relieve pain by reducing the
inflammation which is causing the
pain. Unfortunately, prescription
NSAIDS have some dangerous side
effects associated with them,
including kidney and liver damage.
Over the counter versions have the
same risks, but since doses are
lower it can take much more time and
misuse of the products to cause
these types of problems.
Herbal remedies also include using
anti inflammatory solutions though.
In fact, a completely natural herb
known as White Willow was the basis
for most of the modern day
painkillers we use today.
Commonly
White willow can be used safely both
internally and externally to help
reduce inflammation and relieve pain
caused by inflammation. And it
doesn't have the same side effects
as prescription synthetics do.
utilization of white willow externally, open
a powdered herbal gelcap and shake
out the powder. Mix some pure aloe
vera juice or mineral water with the
powder to make a thin paste, then
simply rub that over the painful
joint areas.
When using white willow for
arthritis pain or any other health
purposes of course, be sure you're
using 100% pure herbal supplements
in powdered form. If you buy the
hard tablets and products which say
they "contain" an herb, you're not
likely getting the full strength of
the herb and it may not help as much
as it could.
Some experiments proved
Burdock is another excellent herb to
use for arthritis, because it helps
reduce the swelling of joints, plus
it helps break down calcification
deposits that build up over time.
Burdock should be taken orally for
the best effects, but it too can be
applied externally to help reduce
swelling.
Chaparral: is also considered as an herb which has been
used specifically for arthritis for
hundreds of years. It helps relieve
pain, it purifies the blood, and it
helps tone the body by rebuilding
new tissue. |
