What you should know about natural inflammatory remedies

Inflammation is the body’s attempt at protecting itself and removing harmful stimuli such as irritants, damaged cells and pathogens. However, chronic inflammation can lead to long-term health conditions including arthritis. Patients who suffer from inflammation usually experience a lot of pain in body joints and other surrounding tissues. Patients affected by systemic inflammation experiences pain that can get very severe. As a result, these patients require pain relievers on a regular basis in order to deal with this condition.

Traditionally, physicians treated this condition by administering a cocktail of prescription drugs aimed at relieving pain and managing inflammation. Unfortunately, these drugs have been linked to unpleasant side effects including stomach upset, interacting with other drugs, interfering with blood sugar levels and dependency. As a result, more people are turning to natural anti-inflammatory remedies to deal with chronic inflammation.

Natural anti-inflammatory remedies have been scientifically proven to help in relieving symptoms associated with systemic inflammation. Alternative approaches include diets, herbs and foods that contain compounds to relieve pain symptoms. These remedies include:

Boswellia
Boswellia has been used as a natural anti-inflammatory remedy for generations. Extracts from this gum tree found in India has been shown to contain acids that stop the formation of leukotrienes-these are the immune cells that cause inflammation.

 Dandelion 


                                  Dandelion  (Photo credit/ https://pixabay.com)

Dandelion is another natural remedy for treating joint pain. Fresh young dandelion leaves are known to contain high concentrations of vitamin A and C especially when eaten raw in salads as they help the body to repair damaged tissues.


The above natural anti-inflammatory remedies are just some of the herbal cures that have the potential to help in relieving symptoms associated with joint pain and inflammation. Studies have shown that some of these remedies not only have health benefits to the body but can be more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin.

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