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Muscle pains are very common and involve more than one muscle including tendons, muscles, bones, organs, fascia and ligaments. Almost everyone experiences muscle pains once in their life and often goes away in couple of days, but can also linger for months depending upon the cause of pain.
Muscle strain occurs when a few muscles are damaged and can develop anywhere in your body including neck, back, hands, legs and causes due to stress, trauma, using a muscle too much, lupus, muscle cramps, staph infections, minor injuries, cocaine, infections, Lyme disease, malaria, arthritis, polio, roundworm or flu.
Muscle pain occurs during activities by usually pulling or straining your muscle and is very important to call for an appointment if your muscle pain persist or becomes worse. Listed below are few herbs, which help to treat your muscle pain.
5 Herbal Remedies For Muscle Pain
Valerian
Valerian is an excellent perennial herbal plant helping to relieve muscle pains. Valerian is useful in improving blood flow and helps to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
Herbal supplements of Valerian are prepared from the roots of this plant. This herb is available in form of tinctures, capsules, tablets, teas and is not advisable for pregnant woman.
Devil’s claw
Devil’s claw is the best herb possessing medicinal active roots. Harpagoside and Harpagide are the active compounds present in devil’s claw helping to ease muscular pain in the neck, back, shoulders and legs.
This herb contains anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, which helps to reduce your osteoarthritis hip and knee pain, which are the main reasons causing muscle pain. Devils’ claw herb is available in form of tinctures, as well capsules. Standard dosage of this herb is 750 milligrams three times a day and one teaspoon in form of tinctures or teas.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a popular folk herb containing anti-inflammatory and healing properties, thereby helping to reduce strained muscle pain. It helps to soothe inflamed muscle tissue and heals the process quickly.
Add one ounce of rosemary leaves to 1 jar of boiling water, letting it steep for about 30 minutes. Soak a cloth in a wash made out of this rosemary to the pain directly absorbing the skin. You will feel the difference in couple of hours.
White Willow Bark
White willow bark is one of the best herbal remedies useful so far to treat muscle pains. This herb contains analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-neuralgic properties helping to treat osteoarthritis and nerve pains, which are the leading causes of muscle pain. According to studies, people who had taken white willow bark were completely pain-free than those who ignored it and is recommendable to consume 240 milligrams of this herb per day for desired results.
Oregano oil
Oregano oil is very effective in treating your muscle pain and the oil of this herb is derived from the oregano plant useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis which mainly causes muscle aches. Carvacol, is the primary ingredient available in oregano oil that helps to relieve pain quickly, moreover this herb contains Mycrene, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory gamma-terpinene, Ursolic acid and Thymol which have pain relieving actions.
Massaging with oregano oil works wonder. Apart from following above remedies, make sure you get plenty sleep and practice yoga regularly to reduce stress and stay relaxed
Caution: Please use Home Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.