Antirheumatic Herbs
Antirheumatic is obviously the ability to prevent, relieve or cure they symptoms of rheumatism. Hoffman points out here that these are symptoms, not the underlying cause. So, like with pain treatment, this is JUST treatment of the symptom. (Hoffman, 2003, p. 409, 493-494)
Angelica Angelica archangelica (L.)
Arnica Arnica montana (L.)
Aspen Populus tremuloides
Bayberry Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Bearberry (uva ursi) Arctostaphylus uva-ursi
Birch Betula spp.
Black cohosh Actaea racemose (L)
Bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
Blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictrooides (L.) Michx.
Blue flag Iris versicolor
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata (L.)
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum (L.)
Burdock Arctium lappa (L.)
Cayenne Capsicium annuum (L.)
Celery Apium graveolens (L.)
Cramp bark Viburnum opulus (L.)
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale (F. H. Wigg.)
Devil’s Claw Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. Ex Meisn.
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium (L.)
Ginger Zingiber officinale (Roscoe)
Gravel root E. purpureum
Guaiacum Guaiacum officinale (L.) resin
Horseradish Armoracia Rusticana (G. Gaertn)
Juniper Jumiperus communis (L.)
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris (L.)
Mustard Brassica spp.
Nettle Urtica dioica
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (formerly Berberis aquifoli (Pursh))
Parsley Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss
Pokeroot Phytolacca Americana (L.)
Prickly ash Aralia spinosa (L.)
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinale (L.)
Sarsaparilla Smilax spp.
Wild yam Dioscorea villosa (L.)
Willow Salix spp.
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens (L.)
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium (L.)
Yarrow Achillea millefolium (L.)
Yellow dock Rumex crispus
References
Hoffman, David. (2003). Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press.
Arnica Arnica montana (L.)
Aspen Populus tremuloides
Bayberry Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Bearberry (uva ursi) Arctostaphylus uva-ursi
Birch Betula spp.
Black cohosh Actaea racemose (L)
Bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
Blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictrooides (L.) Michx.
Blue flag Iris versicolor
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata (L.)
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum (L.)
Burdock Arctium lappa (L.)
Cayenne Capsicium annuum (L.)
Celery Apium graveolens (L.)
Cramp bark Viburnum opulus (L.)
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale (F. H. Wigg.)
Devil’s Claw Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. Ex Meisn.
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium (L.)
Ginger Zingiber officinale (Roscoe)
Gravel root E. purpureum
Guaiacum Guaiacum officinale (L.) resin
Horseradish Armoracia Rusticana (G. Gaertn)
Juniper Jumiperus communis (L.)
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris (L.)
Mustard Brassica spp.
Nettle Urtica dioica
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (formerly Berberis aquifoli (Pursh))
Parsley Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss
Pokeroot Phytolacca Americana (L.)
Prickly ash Aralia spinosa (L.)
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinale (L.)
Sarsaparilla Smilax spp.
Wild yam Dioscorea villosa (L.)
Willow Salix spp.
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens (L.)
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium (L.)
Yarrow Achillea millefolium (L.)
Yellow dock Rumex crispus
References
Hoffman, David. (2003). Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press.