Arthritis Remedy
Arthritis is a type of a disease that can affect anyone at anytime in their life and has over hundred of various medical conditions. A report by National Institute of Health says that around 300,000 children in America and 70 million adults suffer from this disease.
The symptoms of Arthritis are inflamed joints that are painful which occur just before rest or early in the day. A form of the disease is remissive, i.e., they go on periodic remission & flare ups actually not going away totally. In extreme cases the pain becomes so much unbearable that the person may be rendered immobile or even disabled.
But the good news is that mankind has developed various treatment therapies and remedies that help patients to counter up the pain. The remedies available may not be able to cure the disease completely but lessens the pain so that one can lead a normal life without suffering from too much pain.
Most arthritis medications and remedies are pain killers, stronger bones, promising pain relief and sound sleep. Some supplements are in the form vitamins, herbs, minerals and other natural on even manmade substances. Using these remedies and medications can really help you to cope up the pain as they contain the following:
Black Currant Seed Oil
As the name suggests, this remedy can be available form the black currant (Ribes nigrum) seeds. The oil from the seeds of this plant contains 19% GLA or gammalinolenic acid which readily alleviates the arthritic pain. But do not confuse the same with black currant berry.
You can also find them in market where Black currant seed oils are marketed in capsules which range from 500 mg to 1000 mg. Before you buy one, look at the GLA concentration. Buy only the ones which have GLA around 0.2 – 0.3 grams.
Cat’s Claw
Cat’s claw is another herb which is very much useful for arthritis remedy. It is a woody vine that is found in the Amazon rainforests of Peru. The dried root of this plant has anti-inflammatory substances that can be used to cure osteoarthritis of the knees.
Various arthritis remedies come in form of tablets, capsules or tea bags which vary in dosages. Though these remedies are good but they still have certain side effects like dizziness, headache and vomiting.
Wood Spider
This is a traditional herbal plant that is found in Namibia and South Africa and is a good treatment for arthritis. It acts as a pain reliever as well as anti-inflammatory. In market it is available in the form of capsule but you can also buy its root in powdered form on even as a tea. Specialist recommends six 435 mg capsules in a day or having daily 1-405 gm of powdered root daily or tea.
These arthritis remedy substances contain many active ingredients, for e.g. harpagoside, an ingredient known to alleviate the pain and inflammation occurring in joints. A recent study showed that wood spider can actually relieve you from osteoarthritis in knee and hip.
Several other herbs also ease the arthritis pain like- eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus), fever few (Tanacetum parthenium), evening primrose oil (Oenathera biennis), and flaxsweed oil (Linum usitatissimum).
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