4 plants to soothe osteoarthritis pain

Plants, natural analgesics to combat pain

He pain he is a thankless companion to too many people. Some end up getting used to it and live with it with more or less resignation, for others it is a torment from which they feel a great urgency to get rid of.

And one of the most common causes of pain is osteoarthritis or cartilage wearwhich affects almost 2 in 10 women and 1 in 10 men, according to the Spanish Society of Rheumatology.

A little bit of perseverance – often do not produce immediate effects – plants serve to avoid pain medication that have side effects or, at least, to reduce the doses.

This article has been prepared with the advice of Josep Maria Teixé, herbalist at El Manantial de Salud.