Home Remedies For Arthritis Pain And Discomfort
Essential oils are the basis for several home remedies for the treatment of arthritis. The pain and inflammation associated with this condition are hallmarks of the disease. Palliative measures taken in the home form a first line of defense that can help the sufferer get through a particularly bad flare of pain.
Without going into a lengthy n euro chemical explanation, this is a basic explanation of how these remedies work: Counter-irritants work by producing a localized sensation on the skin where they are applied. This is interpreted as a warming sensation. When the warming sensation on the skin competes with the deeper pain of joints, the warming sensation receives precedence, providing pain relief.
Clove oil has been used in dentistry as an anesthetic for many years. Clove oil should not be applied in its pure form because in high doses (over three grams per kilogram of body weight) it is toxic. It should be part of a mix of oils suspended in a alcohol/water base.
Another good addition to an oil for an arthritis home remedies is volatile oil of mustard. It is made by mixing mustard seeds with water and vinegar and then passing that mixture through a distillation process. The active chemical can also be produced in industrial quantities synthetically.
This volatile oil of mustard in small amounts acts as an irritant, stimulating the pain receptors on the surface of the skin.
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