Fort Wayne Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Tumor (and more) Healing with Frankincense and Myrrh
Frankincense and myrrh, two venerated gifts obtained from the gum resins of trees - the Boswellia and the Commiphora, respectively – make remarkable healing partners! Both have been incorporated throughout history in perfume, incense, aromatherapy, and medicine, particularly Chinese medicine. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and more properties tackle issues with a variety of health conditions, many that Aaron Chiropractic Clinic sees in our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who may want to know more!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine esteems frankincense and myrrh for their wide-ranging helpful health effects. Used together, their anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and significantly for anti-tumor effects prevented growth of U266 multiple myeloma cells. (1) In Chinese medicine, frankincense-myrrh are elements of an anti-tumor drug for various cancers with the latest research presenting its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By controlling pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and affecting the blood vessels that nourish tumors in HCC. Tumor volume was reduced, and pathological structure was diminished with frankincense and myrrh treatment. (2) Low dose frankincense/myrrh modulated urotheilial wound healing to improve symptoms of acute interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. (3) The frankincense/myrrh comination proves itself to be a winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic appreciates combinations of treatments to help our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients seeking healing. Chinese medicine treats diabetic neuropathy, a critical complication of diabetes and cause of kidney disease, by regulating pathways involved in the glucose/lipid metabolism regulation, antioxidation, anti-fibrosis, anti-inflammation, etc. (4) Chinese medicine treatment of neuropathic pain commonly involves the frankincense-myrrh combination as it is explained as having the ability to stimulate blood and disperse blood stasis. The mix was put to the test and found to ease neuropathic pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to inhibition of TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows all this detail may not be your “thing” of wanting to understand as in depth as this, but we want to share the whole story if only to highlight how well frankincense-myrrh eases neuropathic pain, a great result!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes inflammation’s role in spine pain and the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management on the immune system and its management of inflammation. In the chiropractic treatment plan, including natural pain-relieving nutrients like Boswellia serrata (frankincense) to the nutrition section may help, too!
Schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now. Gifting frankincense and myrrh might not be popular today, but using them for healing may need to become more popular!
