6 anti-inflammatory plants without side effects

The anti-inflammatory drugs are the most consumed drugs in Spain, even ahead of analgesics and antipyretics. But not all of them are suitable for everyone and they can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, among others, as side effects.

The doctors advise against self-medication and they try to adjust the type of drug to the particular situation of each patient.

With inflammation, the body tries to destroy a harmful agent and restore damaged tissues. Therefore, it is not convenient to treat it lightly.

Natural medicine has a range of plants with clear anti-inflammatory effects, that the expert herbalist can prescribe after knowing and studying the patient’s problem in depth.

Some of them contain active principles which are at the origin of many of the best known and most consumed drugs. This article highlights six that can be helpful for some of the most common problems.