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tx
musculoskeletal system
torticollis
botanicals
primary herbs
Arnica montana (toxic): externally for tissue injury (Felter and Lloyd, p. 280)
Cimicifuga racemosa: antispasmodic
Conium maculatum (toxic): painful muscle spasm; dose: 1 drops (Mitchell, p. 15)
Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic): antispasmodic; use according to indications (Mitchell, p. 15).
Piscidia erythrina (toxic): anodyne, antispasmodic
Valeriana spp.: antispasmodic, anodyne, nervine (McQuade, Hoffman, p. 11)
Viburnum opulus: antispasmodic
Zingiber officinalis: warming, increases circulation
counterirritants:
Arnica montana (toxic), externally (Jolley)
Capsicum frutescens, externally
Gaultheria procumbens (oil), externally
anti-inflammatories:
Angelica archangelica: (McQuade, Hoffman, p. 11)
Arnica montana (toxic): internally or as a fomentation (Felter and Lloyd, p. 280)
Dioscorea villosa: McQuade, Hoffman, p. 11)
Gaultheria procumbens (oil): locally (NCNM Botanicals)
Guaiacum officinale (McQuade, Hoffman, p. 11)
Matricaria chamomilla (oil): locally
Rosmarinus officinalis (oil): locally
Salix spp.
psychogenic causation: Consider nervines:
Avena sativa
Humulus lupulus
Passiflora incarnata
Scutellaria lateriflora
Verbena hastata
liver botanicals:
Chelidonium majus (toxic)
Cnicus benedictus
Rumex crispus
Silybum marianum
Taraxacum officinale
Veronicastrum virginicum
complementary herbs
formula: antispasmodic: tinctures of:
Humulus lupulus, 1 part
Valeriana spp., 1 part
Cimicifuga racemosa, 1 part
Hypericum perforatum, three quarters part
Arnica montana (toxic), quarter part
may use with iontophoresis or internally
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