New York City 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 marvelous 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 assets tackle issues with a variety of health conditions, many that Rosenberg Wellness Center knows afflict our New York City chiropractic patients and/or loved ones who may want to understand better!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine values frankincense and myrrh for their wide-ranging helpful 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 recent research revealing its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By regulating pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and affecting the blood vessels that support tumors in HCC. Tumor volume was decreased, and pathological structure was diminished with frankincense and myrrh treatment. (2) Low dose frankincense/myrrh modulated urotheilial wound healing to help symptoms of acute interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. (3) The frankincense/myrrh combo is a winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Rosenberg Wellness Center appreciates combinations of treatments to help our New York City chiropractic patients looking for healing. Chinese medicine addresses diabetic neuropathy, a critical problem of diabetes and trigger of kidney disease, by controlling pathways having to do with the glucose/lipid metabolism regulation, antioxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-fibrosis, etc. (4) Chinese medicine treatment of neuropathic pain commonly involves the frankincense-myrrh combination as it is explained as being able to stimulate blood and disperse blood stasis. The combination was tested and found to ease neuropathic pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to preventing TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Rosenberg Wellness Center knows all this detail may not be “up your alley” of wanting to understand as in depth as this, but we want to give you the whole picture 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 illustrates 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 regulation 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 New York City chiropractic appointment today. Gifting frankincense and myrrh may not be popular today, but implementing them for healing may need to become more popular!
