Toronto Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Tumor (and more) Healing with Frankincense and Myrrh
Frankincense and myrrh, two respected gifts sourced from the gum resins of trees - the Boswellia and the Commiphora, respectively – make wonderful healing partners! Both have been used throughout history in perfume, incense, aromatherapy, and medicine, especially Chinese medicine. Their anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and more properties deal with issues with many different health conditions, many that Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre sees in our Toronto chiropractic patients who may want to know more!
THE COMBINATION: Frankincense and Myrrh
Chinese medicine esteems frankincense and myrrh for their extensively helpful 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 parts of an anti-tumor drug for a variety of cancers with the latest research revealing its effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). How? By regulating pathological processes like cytokine-receptor binding and pathways and targeting the blood vessels that feed tumors in HCC. Tumor volume was reduced, 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 combo is a winning/healing one!
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre welcomes combinations of treatments to help our Toronto chiropractic patients looking for healing. Chinese medicine treats diabetic neuropathy, a critical complication of diabetes and cause 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 activate blood and disperse blood stasis. It was tested and found to lessen neuropathic pain likely related to neuro-inflammatory agents TLR4 and MyD88 and to inhibition of TRPV1 and inflammatory factor expression. (5). Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows all this detail may not be “up your alley” of wanting to know, but we want to share the whole story if only to get to the point that frankincense-myrrh eases neuropathic pain, a great result!
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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 and the effects of chiropractic spinal manipulation with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management on the immune system and its management of inflammation. In the chiropractic treatment plan, adding natural pain-relieving substances like Boswellia serrata (frankincense) to the nutrition section may help, too!
Schedule your Toronto chiropractic appointment today. Gifting frankincense and myrrh may not be popular today, but using them for healing may need to become more popular!
