Natural Cures for Arthritis | Treatments, Symptoms, Causes of Arthritis

Home Remedies for Arthritis:

Swelling or inflammation of the joint is called as arthritis. Arthritis is taken from a Greek word ‘athron’ which means joint and ‘itis’ which means inflammation. Arthritis is usually a long term process where due to chronic wear and tear there is stiffness and pain of the affected joint. Joints which are commonly affected are knees, wrists, hips, elbows, ankles, fingers, toes, neck and lower back vertebral joints.

Symptoms of arthritis are stiffness of the joint and pain. These complaints are aggravated during rainy season and winter season. Person usually complains of pain of the affected joint on first movement. This can also be a feature when one does an extra hard work. Tenderness can also be present and redness of joint can be a late feature in arthritis.

Treatments for Arthritis:

• Pineapples contain a principle content in it as bromelain which has property of reducing inflammation of the joint.
  Pineapples which are fresh should only be taken as this bromelain gets destroyed when it is dried or canned form. Bromelain not only helps reduce inflammation of the joint but also simultaneously helps reduce inflammation from the surrounding soft tissues if any.
• Potato juice is effective as natural remedy for arthritis. Traditional way for preparation of the drink is as follows- cut small size of potato slices with its skin and immerse them in a glass of water overnight.
  This water should be consumed in morning on empty stomach.
• Sesame seeds are known to be effective in treatment of arthritis where structural changes have not taken place in the joint. In this case soak sesame seeds (one teaspoon) in a glass of water overnight. Take this water along with seeds on empty stomach in morning.
• Like bromelain in pineapples, garlic also has properties which help reduce inflammation of the joint. Take two to three bulbs of garlic every day till symptoms subside. Garlic can also be added to ones food items.
• Castor oil therapy is also helpful as natural treatment for arthritis. Person first of all should follow alkaline diet. Take 2 tablespoon castor oil and boil it directly over the flame. Add this oil to a glass of orange juice (fresh). Taken this on empty stomach in morning. Continue this procedure for a month and stop. See its effect (for a month) and start again with same therapy for a month.

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