Herbs For Pains

Inflammation is the core of many conditions that cause pain. Inflammation is the reaction of our body to any injury or infection and can be severe if exposed to environmental toxins, stress and a poor diet over an extended period of time.

Arthritis, tendonitis, and pain in the neck and back can all be caused by inflammation. If you add some anti-inflammatory herbs to your medications, the effect can be better and you will feel relief from pain. Below are some herbs that you should try.

White Willow Bark

White willow contains compounds that are like aspirin and was discovered to help ease the pain from people that are suffering from mild to severe back pain, joint pains and osteoarthritis.

Boswellia

This is used to hinder reactions from the chemicals concerning inflammation. This is also good for treating arthritis and will help people that have problems with inflammatory bowel disease.

Devil's Claw

This herb has been used for hundreds of years to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Lately it has been discovered that this herb also provides relief from pains caused by osteoarthritis, tendonitis and neck and back pain. It is suggested that 6 out of 10 people taking this herb can get enough relief to actually be able to stop or significantly decrease the pain medication taken.

Bromelain

This is an enzyme found in pineapples. This will lessen the production of prostaglandins that causes inflammation. Bromelain gives relief from pain that is caused by arthritis, musculosketal tension and inflammation from trauma.

Curcumin

This is a compound that can be found in turmeric. This will lessen the pain related to autoimmune disorders and tendonitis because of its overpowering ability against cytokines.

Ginger

Drinking a cup of ginger tea can help you get relieve from congestion that is caused by cold but ginger is also a powerful anti-inflammatory herb that can help relieve arthritis pain. It is better to take this as a supplementary so you will benefit from its effects that will last for a long time. Ginger can actually be more effective than aspirin in reducing pain and inflammation.