jayelle
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- Joined
- Jan 28, 2014
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- Undiagnosed
- Diagnosis
- 01/2014
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- US
- State
- CA
Last year a friend of mine gave me an ointment that was meant for topical pain relief. Where I live, medical marijuana is legal and it's not hard to get a prescription. The ointment was made from cannabis and I loved it because I could use it during the day without getting high (I have 2 special needs children, so I need to be alert even when they're at school).
This had me thinking about other herbs that could be used in a similar manner. I know that cayenne is good for topical pain relief for nerve pain and muscular pain. St. John's Wort is in a liniment that I use for tendinitis (I tend to get it a lot so I make this regularly) as is Rosemary Oil, but it doesn't help with fibro pain so that's out. I know that Jamaican Dogwood is a natural anti-inflammatory (I also have inflammation along my spine for whatever reason) and Coridalys (sp?) makes a great pain killer that acts like an opiate but isn't (though is usually found in Chinese herbal formulas and rarely taken alone, and apparently a bit difficult to get your hands on).
Anyway, while I research, I was wondering if anyone else had any suggestions. The ointment I had before can't be found now (a lot of dispensaries in the area have been closed due to non-existent zoning laws...the local gov't will find any loophole. I haven't found an open dispensary that carries it.). Also, I would like to make one that friends who don't have a script can use (and that my husband, who is in the military, doesn't have to use gloves to put it on me). Hence why I'm looking for other herbal alternatives. Plus, it's cheaper with other herbs and I like being thrifty
I'm not on a medication yet that helps with the pain, so that's why I'm looking at herbal alternatives. Because even the herbs can cause side-effects (the last two I mentioned also have anti-anxiety properties and can be sedating when taken orally, and my doc doesn't want me to take anti-inflammatory meds because of possible kidney issues), I'm really focusing on something I can use topically. The big motivator here being something that can help with the pain but not make me loopy.
Anyway, if anyone has either made or bought something...or if you have any advice...I welcome it wholeheartedly! I prefer to make my own herbal medicines when I can (have a great apothecary nearby and lots of areas to forage when it's the right time of year). I never had so much on the line before though. I really want to be able to function!
*hugs*
Jayelle
This had me thinking about other herbs that could be used in a similar manner. I know that cayenne is good for topical pain relief for nerve pain and muscular pain. St. John's Wort is in a liniment that I use for tendinitis (I tend to get it a lot so I make this regularly) as is Rosemary Oil, but it doesn't help with fibro pain so that's out. I know that Jamaican Dogwood is a natural anti-inflammatory (I also have inflammation along my spine for whatever reason) and Coridalys (sp?) makes a great pain killer that acts like an opiate but isn't (though is usually found in Chinese herbal formulas and rarely taken alone, and apparently a bit difficult to get your hands on).
Anyway, while I research, I was wondering if anyone else had any suggestions. The ointment I had before can't be found now (a lot of dispensaries in the area have been closed due to non-existent zoning laws...the local gov't will find any loophole. I haven't found an open dispensary that carries it.). Also, I would like to make one that friends who don't have a script can use (and that my husband, who is in the military, doesn't have to use gloves to put it on me). Hence why I'm looking for other herbal alternatives. Plus, it's cheaper with other herbs and I like being thrifty
I'm not on a medication yet that helps with the pain, so that's why I'm looking at herbal alternatives. Because even the herbs can cause side-effects (the last two I mentioned also have anti-anxiety properties and can be sedating when taken orally, and my doc doesn't want me to take anti-inflammatory meds because of possible kidney issues), I'm really focusing on something I can use topically. The big motivator here being something that can help with the pain but not make me loopy.
Anyway, if anyone has either made or bought something...or if you have any advice...I welcome it wholeheartedly! I prefer to make my own herbal medicines when I can (have a great apothecary nearby and lots of areas to forage when it's the right time of year). I never had so much on the line before though. I really want to be able to function!
*hugs*
Jayelle