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There have always been natural health remedies that are able to give you relief from pain. What is pain actually and does it have a function? I’m sure most people at least once in their life have put their hand on a hot surface and thanks to the pain they felt they’ve been able to withdraw their hand from the hot spot most likely quicker than they laid it there, preventing severe injury. Seen from this angle pain can be useful.

But in most cases pain is something all of us would rather avoid. Pain is probably the most unpleasant feeling there is and if we get too much of it we will simply be unable to bear it. Pain is a feeling you can get in any part of your body for example muscle pain, headaches, nerve pain and more chronic pain such as chronic back pain and arthritis.

Today you can buy a lot of different drugs that can give relief from pain both over-the-counter and prescribed. Unfortunately these drugs have side effects that in most cases are minor but sometimes they can be severe or even lead to death. There are drugs that have proved to be so dangerous that they have been taken off the market. An example is a drug called Vioxx, used for arthritis that turned out to double the risk of heart attack and stroke. Commonly used medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen may cause liver injury or gastrointestinal bleeding if used long enough.

With the risk of such severe side effects, many people are in search of alternatives that are able to give relief from pain but without severe side effects. More and more people have been made aware of natural health remedies like herbs and homeopathic medicines that effectively reduce pain without the side effects. Below I have listed a few natural remedies that have been used successfully as pain relievers:

Feverfew

a remedy that has been used for a very long time for pains anywhere in the body especially for headaches like migraines.

Bromelain

a famous remedy for reducing pain. It works by breaking down protein in the blood which reduces pain with the help of an enzyme contained in pineapples and is well know as a remedy that reduces inflammation that causes pain. This natural health remedy has no side effects and 200 to 400 mg is recommended against pain.

Arnica

a herb that has been used successfully by homeopaths as treatment for swelling and bruising.

Boswellia Serrata

This remedy has been used for many centuries in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Moreover, it has been clinically proven to relieve symptoms of arthritis. It’s efficiency is also well documented and in many cases it is considered to be more effective than a drug like ibuprofen for inflammation. The herb works by using an acid to block an enzyme that produces inflammatory substances. It has shown to be effective against pain caused by osteoarthritis, a disorder that is common among people over 40. It also works well as a treatment for asthma; a disease that is often associated with inflammation. You can take 450 to 1,200 mg per day in case you want to get relief from pain.

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