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| homeopathic remedy, as it contains ingredients that stress the heart. |
| In Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, Michael Moore wrote, |
| Arnica works by stimulating and dilating blood vessels, particularly the specialized capillaries that control whether blood is piped into the small peripheral capillary beds or is shunted over to small veins, bypassing more widespread blood dispersal. Good, diffused blood transport and circulation into injured, bruised, or inflamed tissues helps speed up resolution and removal of waste products. Arnica does not have the anesthesia of menthol or wintergreen or the counterirritation property of other aromatic balms and should not be expected to have their immediate effects. Instead, in a few hours or overnight, it aids in removing the congestion that results from a bruise, sprain or hyperextension. |
| I'm fond of arnica tincture because it stopped the sharp pain so dramatically after hitting my elbow really hard on the corner of a desk. I was able to splash on a generous amount of arnica tincture within one minute and the pain truly stopped immediately; so did the swelling and bruising. Timing is everything, for similar bruises treated hours after the injury have been slower to heal and stop hurting. |
| Like arnica tincture, arnica massage oil is effective in the treatment of wounds, sprains, bruises and joint inflammation. |
| In some cases, the frequent application of arnica results in skin irritation, in which case its use should be reduced. |
| Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) |
| Best known as the source of birth control pills, wild yam root contains hormone precursors with an action similar |
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