Frankincense and myrrh, two respected
gifts taken from the gum resins of trees - the Boswellia
and the Commiphora, respectively – make amazing
partners in healing! Both have been used
throughout history in perfume, incense, aromatherapy, and medicine, particularly
Chinese medicine. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and more properties
address issues with many different health
conditions, many that Satterwhite Chiropractic sees in our Oxford chiropractic patients who may
want to know more!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine admires frankincense
and myrrh for their extensively beneficial
health effects. Used in combination, their anti-inflammatory and
analgesic effects and notably for anti-tumor effects prevented
growth of U266 multiple myeloma cells. (1) In Chinese medicine, frankincense-myrrh
are components of an anti-tumor drug for a variety of
cancers with recent research showing
its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By monitoring
pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and affecting
the blood vessels that support tumors in HCC. Tumor
volume was decreased, and pathological structure was diminished
with frankincense and myrrh treatment. (2) Low dose frankincense/myrrh modulated
urotheilial wound healing to improve symptoms of acute interstitial
cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. (3) The
frankincense/myrrh comination proves itself to be a
winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Satterwhite Chiropractic welcomes combinations of
treatments to help our Oxford chiropractic patients seeking
healing. Chinese medicine addresses diabetic neuropathy, a critical
complication of diabetes and cause of kidney disease,
by regulating pathways having to do with 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 having the ability to activate blood and disperse
blood stasis. The mix
was put to the test and found to reduce neuropathic
pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to averting TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Satterwhite Chiropractic
knows all this detail may not be your “thing” of wanting
to know, but we want to give you
the whole story if only to get to the point
that 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
describes inflammation’s role in spine pain and
the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation via the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management on the immune system and its regulation
of inflammation. In the chiropractic treatment plan, adding natural pain-relieving
nutrients like Boswellia serrata (frankincense) to the nutrition
part may help, too!
Make your Oxford chiropractic
appointment soon. Gifting frankincense and myrrh might
not be popular today, but implementing them for healing may need to
grow in popularity!