Frankincense may be holistic health care for arthritis
Many individuals are interested in practicing holistic health methods – such as taking natural nutritional supplements or engaging in meditation or yoga – in an effort to strengthen their bodies and minds without the use of pharmaceuticals, which often come with side effects.
Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered that frankincense extracts may be used as holistic health care to treat arthritis.
“The search for new ways of relieving the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis is a long and difficult one,” said lead researcher Emma Blain.
The team of scientists developed a treatment made from the extract of a Somalian type of frankincense that has been used by native people for a long time to treat inflammatory conditions.
“What our research has focused on is whether and how these extracts can help relieve the inflammation that causes the pain,” said Blain.
The researchers theorized that the herbal extract slows the production of imflammatory molecules, thereby preventing the breakdown of cartilage that is characteristic of arthritis.
The condition causes much pain in individuals who have it, spurring many to turn to invasive or pharmaceutical treatments. The problem is, much of Western medicine is wrought with side effects, like the risk of infection, addiction or other problems that may be more serious than the initial disease.
As a result, many individuals are turning to holistic methods of health, which aim at treating the root of a condition or illness using the plants and elements provided by the Earth. These treatments may not only come free of side effects, but could be more effective in alleviating pain, discomfort or depressive feelings than drugs or surgery.
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