Symmetry
Products with Arnica: Extreme
Recovery
Arnica
extract is an excellent topical solution
for muscles sprains, strains, stiffness,
bruising, swelling and local tenderness.
The herb can be used externally as an
ointment or internally as a homeopathic
remedy. Arnica also has a long history
of popular usage among Native Americans
as a major healing plant.
Clinical
research has also shown the effectiveness
of arnica. In 1991, a British study on
hospital patients with acute injuries
showed that arnica relieved stiffness
in 98% of the patients tested. Arnica
may have many preventive benefits as well.
Marathoners
sometimes use the arnica extract before
they race to improve their performance
and to minimize the pain that can result
from muscle sprains or strains, stiffness,
or swelling.
You
should not take arnica internally unless
it is in the proper dilution.
There
are a few people who may be sensitive
to the compound helenalin that
is in arnica. If you develop a mild rash,
then you probably are one of those people
and should stop using arnica immediately.
Arnica
is also known as: Arnica montana, mountain
daisy, leopard's bane, wolf's bane, Mountain
tobacco
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