Anti inflammatory herbs can treat inflammation of the gall bladder

Anti Inflammatory Herbs

I remembered as a child, my grandmother would quickly try to treat any cold, hurt or wound we received from any object or virus.  Her reasoning was that if it is not immediately taken care of then inflammation would set in.  Never, in my mind could I understand what she was talking about until education taught me what inflammation was all about.  Though our elders arguments were not always understood, there were some truths to their conclusions.

But what is inflammation? According to the Pocket Oxford Dictionary, it is a bodily condition with heat, swelling and redness and these are usually accompanied by pain.  There are various types of inflammation.  There are inflammation of the skin, joints, eyelids, breast, bladder, middle ear, mouth, throat and other parts of the body.  There is also inflammation of the bronchial tubes.   Inflammation is a defensive pursuit by the organism to eradicate the destructive stimuli and to institute an healing process.  However, anti inflammatory herbs will aid in this process and will treat inflammation and this can be external treatment as well as external. 

There medicinal uses are numerous.  They are exceptionally excellent for joint pains.  Inflammation of the joints including arthritis, rheumatism and inflammation of the skin such as dermatitis.  If inflammation is not taken care of whether it is chronic or acute, it can lead to other serious diseases such as cancer, hay fever, atherosclerosis,  periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis.

Herbal anti inflammatory remedies are around for ages and many persons now prefer them to chemical drugs.  They are also referred to as herbal pain relievers since so much pain is associated with inflammation.

My list of anti inflammatory herbs

Although there are numerous herbs for inflammation, my top anti-inflammatory herbs are basil, cayenne, chamomile, chives, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, ginger, parsley, nutmeg, rosemary, turmeric. fenugreek, flax-seed, thyme, black cohosh, mugwort and feverfew.  These medicinal herbs aid in fighting off bacteria, virus and infection and will enhance the immune system, hence their importance to fight inflame conditions.

To treat inflammation of the bronchial tubes, thyme medicinal herb is an excellent choice and it is also good to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions.  Prepare the tea by using one teaspoonful of the dried thyme in a cup of hot water.  Allow to steep for up to ten minutes, strain and sweetened with honey if so desires and consume three times per day.

Turmeric is good for inflammation of the throat as well as boils on the skin.  It is good to stop inflammation pain its track.  Gargle with a mixture of half teaspoon of salt and a teaspoonful of turmeric in a cup of hot water before retiring to bed.  This can be done for three days.

Cayenne, cinnamon, ginger, rosemary and chamomile are excellent medicinal herbs for arthritis, bronchitis and to combat pains.

Garlic medicinal herb tops them all as it is the medicinal herbs that can cure almost all ailments.  Pack with numerous compounds, it is able to build the immune system.  With more than thirty sulfur compounds and seventeen amino acids as well as minerals and other compounds, garlic is definitely one of the best anti inflammatory herbs. 

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