Friday, October 10, 2008

Herbs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Herbs are great for managing symptoms initially while we get the diet and lifestyle aspects of this disease under control. Anti-inflammatory herbs usually improve symptoms within a week.
  • Anti-inflammatory Herbs: Turmeric, Ginger (pictured above), Boswellia, and Quercetin (technically a bioflavonoid).
  • Tripterygium wilfordii has been used successfully to manage RA symptoms. I would work with a naturopathic physician if opting to use this herb though, as this is “big medicine” that is not intended for self treatment. However, I wanted to include it on this list as it has two rather decent research studies showing its efficacy.

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