The solutions for your muscle pain, stomach upset and toothaches might be found at your kitchen or even at your garden!
So before you rush into the nearest drugstore and pay some bucks for some narcotic painkillers, why not try these ten pain relievers? All them are natural and can kill pain fast.
For centuries, aloe vera juice has been used as a remedy for arthritis. It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory herb because it has compounds such as salicylate and bradykinin. It also has vitamins A, B, C and E which all have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.
It relaxes the gastrointestinal tract and is helpful in treating mouth ulcers and ulcerative colitis. Also, for burns, scrapes, cold sores, cuts, and even sunburns, the cooling, relaxing gel from the plant can be topically used.
Ocimumamericanum and Ocimumtenuiflorum are some varieties of basil that are actually as effective as anti-inflammatory drugs.It has been shown that in just 24 hours, basil extract can reduce swelling in arthritic patients by up to 73%.
Basil is also anti-bacterial, that is why it is frequently used in dental and oral hygiene products.
Black pepper has piperine, a chemical which helps to neutralize the pain in the body. In fact, this piperine extracted from black pepper can be combined with other ingredients to create an analgesic cream for pain relief.
Super-hot cayenne pepper has capsaicin, a natural pain reliever and helps in weight loss.
Capsaicin is believed to lessen the amount of substance P, a chemical that conveys pain messages to the brain. Small amount of substance P means less messages telling your brain that you are in pain.
Capsaicin is also frequently used in topical pain-relieving creams and patches.
Garlic is known as “the stinking rose”, and has been used in earlier times both as food and natural medicine because of its ability to improve the immune system with its antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
Garlic cloves, in fact, have chemicals that shut down inflammatory pathways just like ibuprofen.
For best results, use fresh garlic, either chopped or crushed.
Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, and is a tasty pain reliever.
Try out some ginger if you are suffering from frequent headaches or migraines and see if it will reduce pain.
It is also found that ginger powder had similar pain relieving effects with the drug sumatriptan.
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