The many uses of ARNICA

Category: Herbs for Health | Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:12 am

Arnica montana is a shrub which grows in the wild, in temperate climates.
It's a lovely-looking plant, with bright yellow flowers.

It's predominant medical use is for reducing pain, especially soft-tissue and tendon pain.

So it is of great benefit to atheletes, who use its pills and ointment to cure various hurts and blunt wounds, a byproduct of their profession.

It is also useful, taken internally, to cure headaches caused by over-tense neck muscles and Fascia of the Scalp. Arnica Hair Oil is very famous for helping to get a good night's sleep, which is due its relaxant effect on these muscles and the Scalp.

Commercially, arnica is combined with a few other locally-acting analgesics, in ointments.
Arnica is one very useful plant for us, indeed.

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eileen wrote on Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:14 am:

I've heard of arnica beng used for pain relief but what I didn't know was that it could also be used to help get a good nights rest. Thanks for the information.

farawaysister wrote on Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:31 am:

It acts by relieving muscular tension in the head and neck region, which often prevents a sound sleep.

SongofJoy57 wrote on Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:40 am:

Thank you! I appreciate the information.

farawaysister wrote on Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:39 am:

I have had excellent results with Arnica oil in post-traumatic headaches, too.
You know, trauma to the head often causes recurring headaches, especially if hair has been pulled out during the trauma.
Arnica is a simply wonderful treatment for this!