Play Sports Without Fear! We Have The Natural Formula To Relieve Contractures
Playing sports is health, fun and socializing. The downside is that injuries occur, but herbal medicine offers remedies that soothe.
It is clear that playing sports is healthy. It is also a way to have fun, feel better and provides the opportunity to get together with other people.
The downside is that injuries occur in the form of muscle contractures, cramps, sprains, dislocations … The good news is that herbal medicine offers us natural remedies to alleviate this type of injury.
Natural remedy to relieve muscle contractures, strains, neuralgia and trauma
It incorporates plants with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, tonic and stimulating virtues . It is also useful in contusions, bruises and as support in dislocations, tendonitis and bursitis.
Ingredients
- Arnica (flower heads)
- Yarrow (inflorescences)
- Rosemary (flower bouquets)
- Cantueso (flower bouquets)
Preparation
- 10 g of each plant are used for each liter of water.
- The different plants are mixed to form a homogeneous mass.
- They are boiled for 3 minutes and left to rest, covered, for about ten minutes.
- It filters well.
How to apply it
It is applied externally. A few compresses are soaked with the already warm decoction and applied to the inflamed area, 2-3 times a day.
As an option for a long-term remedy, to deal with more recurrent or persistent injuries, the aforementioned plants are macerated – along with St. John’s wort – in 1 liter of olive oil. It is left to rest for about 15 days in a ventilated space but in the shade, and it is filtered in a translucent glass bottle.
It is a very effective liniment to treat minor sports injuries, without fractures, such as tendinitis, contractures, strains, blows, etc. It is applied in a gentle massage, two or three times a day.
It can be kept for several years, the oil acts as a preservative.
This article has been prepared with the advice of Josep Maria Teixé, herbalist at El Manantial de Salud
