Arnica is a mountain daisy that has been used as herbal medicine for centuries as a miracle plant, but it can be toxic if you take it in the wrong dosages.

As a part of the sunflower genus, arnica has helped people across the northern hemisphere. People using arnica find it has a pine-sage fragrance, and the plant aids your body’s natural healing processes to reduce pain and inflammation. If taken in the wrong doses of the plant can be toxic, but people still use it safely to flavor foods like candy, baked goods, and beverages.

While largely ignored by western medicine, some doctors are recommending patients arnica for its plant-powered health benefits.

Keep reading to understand how arnica can be safely used in plant-powered pain relief creams.

What is Arnica?

If you’re learning about arnica, you may be curious about what the plant looks like or whether you’ve heard of it before.

The plant comes by many names — like Arnica Montana, Leopards Bane, and Wolfsbane. Many healers from different cultures around the world have worked the flower’s small yellow petals into medicinal powders, pills, creams, and tinctures. In addition to food, people can also find the plant in perfumes, cosmetics, hair serums, and anti-dandruff preparations, in addition to food.

There are more than 30 species of arnica, but not all of them contain the powerful healing compound Helenalin.

Does Arnica help with pain?

Like many herbal medicines, the flower contains a naturally grown substance beneficial for human use.

Arnica’s Helanalin reduces swelling, pain, and bruising in muscles, joints, and surface-level abrasions. When used or applied, the plant eases and increases blood flow helping to soothe pain, swelling, and bruising.

If your skin is broken or cut, be wary of using arnica. Using this plant on broken skin can create irritation and further cause pain.

How does Arnica impact allergies or other medicine?

When taking any new supplement, people should consider whether it will mix well with other medicines or allergies.

Simply put, people allergic to flowers of the sunflower family — like daisies and marigolds — should avoid arnica to prevent adverse reactions. But inform your doctor if you are interested in using arnica, because it may interact with certain medications like blood-thinning medication.

Also, people should follow the instructions on the label when using products like topical arnica.

What is the safe way to use Arnica?

As mentioned above, the plant should not be used on broken skin, but people should also avoid using arnica creams near the eyes or mucous membranes.

Currently, researchers are investigating uses for the plant and how it can be adapted for pain and inflammation in modern society. More research is needed to fully understand its effects and efficacy.

However, any credible homeopathic drug maker will know that arnica must be used in the proper dosage. Do not take more than your doctor prescribes or your bottle recommends, as this could be poisonous. 

What cultures have used Arnica?

The small flower grows year-round in the sub-alpine regions of North America, the northern arctic regions of Europe, and Asia.

Arnica is a perennial flower, meaning that once the plant grows in the ground it appears year after year in the same location. Since the 1500s, homeopathic healers across the northern hemisphere have used the healing properties of this abundant flower.

Arnica’s ability to reduce swelling has helped people with osteoarthritis. A study found that topical preparation of arnica can be useful when treating inflammation.

In recent years, doctors have begun to prescribe an oral dose of arnica to reduce the severity of any inflammation after the procedure.

Where does someone buy Arnica?

When purchasing arnica, it’s best to purchase the plant from safe homeopathic drug makers.

Dr. Khalili and his team of chemists spent the last 20 years performing extensive research and hundreds of clinical trials before releasing his breakthrough plant-powered pain relief cream.

Arnica is one of nine plant-powered pain relievers in Dr. Khalili’s 100% vegan Khalili TM Natural Pain Relief Cream.

With its powerful healing effects, pleasant aroma, and abundant availability, arnica is one essential part of this natural pain relief cream. It is mixed with a base of jojoba seed oil, aloe leaf juice, virgin coconut oil, and avocado oil.

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