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Herbals for Arthritis-Related Pain

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Several herbal medications have reported analgesic and anti-arthritic effects. There is some evidence to support use of turmeric, devil’s claw, and boswellia for osteoarthritis. Presented are mechanisms of action, pain-related uses, contraindications, adverse effects, and drug-drug interactions for turmeric, devil’s claw, and boswellia.

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  1. UW Health – Department of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, USA

    Kristina Heimerl

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Heimerl, K. (2019). Herbals for Arthritis-Related Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_71

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