Health / Massage / Inflammation: A basic way in which the body reacts to infection , irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness, warmth, swelling and pain . Inflammation is now recognized as a type of nonspecific immune response.
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Inflammation Adjective Synonyms: irritation, redness, swelling, sore, infection
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Health / Herbs / Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis): Antimicrobial, a bitter herb whose root is an anticarrhal, tonic, used as a antibiotic, contains berberine effective against Helobacter pylori (often responsible for recurrent ulcers) and giardia, eff MORE
Health / Herbs / Red root (Ceanothus americanus): Treats tonsil inflammations and sore throats, increases transport of nutrients from the blood across the capillary cells to the lymph. MORE
Health / Herbs / Osha root (Ligusticum porteri): Reduces inflammation of the throat and mucous membranes, increases elimination of toxins throughout the spores of the skin, acts like a bronchial dilator. MORE
Health / Herbs / Chickweed (Stellaria media): Reduces internal inflammation, and external swelling, soothes coughs, colds, sore throats, and flus, effective against certain respiratory pathogens. MORE
Health / Herbs / Marshmallow root (Althea officinalis): The root soothes mucous membranes, helps heal wounds, ointments and cremes made from the root are effective on chapped hands and lips, internally treats inflammation and problems of the genito-urinary MORE
Health / Herbs / Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalactroides): Antispasmodic (an agent that relaxes nervous tension that may cause colic), emmenagogue, used to diminish menstrual cramps, used for uterine inflammation and uterine toning, assists in false labor (co MORE