Frankincense and myrrh, two esteemed
gifts taken from the gum resins of trees - the Boswellia
and the Commiphora, respectively – make remarkable
partners in healing! Both have been incorporated
throughout history in perfume, incense, aromatherapy, and medicine, particularly
Chinese medicine. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and more assets
deal with issues with many different health
conditions, many that Minster Chiropractic Center knows bother our
Minster chiropractic patients and/or loved ones who may want to
understand better!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine admires frankincense
and myrrh for their extensively helpful
health effects. Used together, 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 various
cancers with recent research showing
its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By regulating
pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and affecting
the blood vessels that feed tumors in HCC. Tumor
volume was decreased, and pathological structure was weakend
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 comination proves itself to be a
winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Minster Chiropractic Center appreciates combinations of
treatments to help our Minster chiropractic patients seeking
healing. Chinese medicine treats diabetic neuropathy, a serious
complication of diabetes and trigger of kidney disease,
by regulating pathways involved in 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 described
as being able to stimulate blood and disperse
blood stasis. The mix
was put to the test and found to ease neuropathic
pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to averting TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Minster Chiropractic Center
knows all this detail may not be your “thing” of wanting
to understand as in depth as this, but we want to share
the whole picture if only to highlight how well frankincense-myrrh eases neuropathic pain, a great effect!
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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 as well as
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
substances like Boswellia serrata (frankincense) to the nutrition
section may help, too!
Make your Minster chiropractic
appointment soon. Gifting frankincense and myrrh might
not be popular today, but using them for healing may need to
become more popular!