| Herbs and Arthritis |
| Using Herbs to Relieve Arthritis - Yarrow (chillea) and lime flower (tilia) are great herbs to support the circulation because the products of inflammation will need to be carried away to be replaced with a fresh supply of blood. - Devil's claw has the ability to relieve swollen and inflamed joints because of its anti-inflammatory ability. - White willow relieves inflammation and pain. It can also lead to a great improvement in moderate arthritis if used with other herbs. - Lemon juice can reduce acidity in the body. - Meadowsweet and celery together can reduce acidity in the body. - Meadowsweet (filipendula) and willow bark (salix nigra) should be used to reduce inflammation to people with osteoarthritis. - Devil's claw (harpagophytum), licorice (glycyrrhiza), and wild yam (dioscorea villosa) should be used to reduce inflammation for people with rheumatoid arthritis. - To relieve arthritis and inflamed joints, use devil's claw (harpagophytum procumbens), lemon (citrus limon), white willow (salix alba), combination of devil's claw and celery (apium graveolens), and deadly nightshade (atropa belladonna). - To relieve arthritis associated with acid indigestion or peptic ulcer, use meadowsweet with celery. - Take celery to relieve gout. - Other uncommon herbs that relieve arthritis are: aconite, alfalfa, allspice, angelica, asafoetida, ashwagandha, bay, blue cohosh, bolda, buckbean, butternut, cascara sagrada, catnip, cat's claw, cayenne, celery seeds, chamomile, chaparral, cinnamon, dandelion, ephedra, eucalyptus, feverfew, gentian, ginger, goldenrod, gravel root, grindelia, guggulu, hawthorn, horse chestnut, horsetail, juniper, mistletoe, mugwort, myrrh, neem, nettle, parsley, p'au d'arco, pepper, poke, red clover, reishi, sarsaparilla, sea buckthorn, tarragon, teasel, turmeric, valerian, wintergreen, wormwood, yerba mate', and yucca. - Other uncommon herbs that specifically relieves rheumatoid arthritis are: cubeb, galangal, myrrh, olive, pine, reishi, - Other uncommon herbs that specifically relieves gout are: aconite, lilac, peony, gout, celery seeds, gentian, goldenrod, gravel root, guggulu, juniper, kava kava, mistletoe, nettle, parsley, red clover, saint john's wort, sarsaparilla, sassafras, willow, wintergreen, and yucca. Deadly Nightshade Devil's Claw |
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