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08/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Ethnomedicine: Scientists look at the antinociceptive effects of the cockscomb vegetable

The cockscomb (Celosia cristata) is an ornamental vegetable that is used as an analgesic in Bangladeshi ethnomedicine. A Bangladeshi study reported that the methanol extract of the plant possessed strong antinociceptive activity. The Stamford University Bangladesh supported the study. Its findings were published in the science journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The researchers created […]

07/17/2018 / By Janine Acero

The natural painkiller growing in your backyard: Wild lettuce is similar to morphine

Pain is one of the most common symptoms of an injury or disease, and prescription drugs such as opioids that are used for pain relief are now being used so excessively that they’re causing a major epidemic with opioid dependence. Turns out there is a modest plant growing in your backyard that can provide pain-relieving benefits similar to morphine, […]

07/04/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

A traditional Bangladeshi plant shows promise as a natural painkiller

Dalbergia sissoo DC., also known as the Indian rosewood, has been used as a traditional treatment for various painful conditions in Bangladesh. A study published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine examined the plant’s antinociceptive effects and the mechanisms that make it possible. D. sissoo has been used in Bangladesh for a wide variety of […]

06/30/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

7 Natural painkillers that are better than ibuprofen

One of the most famous lines from cult-classic, The Princess Bride, says, “life is pain. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.” Drug companies are a perfect example of this – but their tactics focus more on emphasizing that toxic chemicals and synthetic remedies are the only way to relieve discomfort. After all, what’s easier […]

01/23/2018 / By Janine Acero

Prepper medicine: 7 natural pain-relieving plants

There is no such thing as being too prepared in times of emergency. Stocking up on necessities such as medications will be valuable; there will come a time when medicines will be scarce, and you won’t always have them at your disposal. Luckily, there are a myriad of medicinal herbs and plants that are just […]

07/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Cannabis compounds found to be SUPERIOR to migraine drugs

If you suffer from migraines or know someone who does, you’ll be familiar with the particular brand of debilitating pain that sets this type of headache apart from ordinary headaches. It might even be so strong that you have no choice but to put your life on hold until it passes. You might think that […]

03/30/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Do you have this natural painkiller growing in your back yard?

Known as the “poor man’s opium”, wild lettuce is an excellent and natural painkiller. Lactuca Virosa can be used as an alternative to traditional and often addictive prescription painkillers. The power of this vegetable – a cousin to the lettuce we buy at the grocery store – is found in the white substance produced in its leaves […]

03/10/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Discovery reveals plant based aspirin medicine was used 50,000 years ago

Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives. They left Africa some 200,000 years ago to venture into Eurasia long before humans did. It is believed that, for a while, Neanderthals and our early human ancestors lived alongside each other in Europe. While Neanderthals looked quite similar to us, they are often thought of as our dumber, […]

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