Fort Wayne Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Tumor (and more) Healing with Frankincense and Myrrh
Frankincense and myrrh, two respected gifts sourced from the gum resins of trees - the Boswellia and the Commiphora, respectively – make marvelous healing partners! Both have been tapped throughout history in perfume, incense, aromatherapy, and medicine, particularly Chinese medicine. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and more properties tackle issues with many different health conditions, many that Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc sees in our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who may want to know more!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine values frankincense and myrrh for their wide-ranging beneficial health effects. Used in combination, their anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and significantly for anti-tumor effects stopped growth of U266 multiple myeloma cells. (1) In Chinese medicine, frankincense-myrrh are parts of an anti-tumor drug for a variety of cancers with the newest research presenting its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By controlling pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and targeting the blood vessels that nourish tumors in HCC. Tumor volume was reduced, and pathological structure was reduced with frankincense and myrrh treatment. (2) Low dose frankincense/myrrh controlled urotheilial wound healing to improve symptoms of acute interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. (3) The frankincense/myrrh comination is a winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc appreciates combinations of treatments to help our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients seeking healing. Chinese medicine treats diabetic neuropathy, a serious problem of diabetes and trigger of kidney disease, by controlling 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 described as having the ability to stimulate blood and dissipate blood stasis. The mix was tested and found to lessen neuropathic pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to inhibition of TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc knows all this detail may not be your “thing” of wanting to know, but we want to give you 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 as well as the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management on the immune system and its regulation of inflammation. In the chiropractic treatment plan, adding natural pain-relieving nutrients like Boswellia serrata (frankincense) to the nutrition part may benefit, too!
Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. Gifting frankincense and myrrh may not be popular today, but using them for healing may need to grow in popularity!
