Replace pain pills with this ancient Chinese herb

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the most effective painkiller is the opium plant — the same plant that inspired our modern painkillers.

But there are a few problems with opiates… they’re extremely sedating and highly addictive. They’ve also been overprescribed, which has led to an epidemic that’s ruining people’s lives.

That’s why it’s time to look to TCM’s second most effective painkiller as a possible alternative — the Corydalis yanhusuo plant.

Corydalis hasn’t received as much attention as opium. But it should. It’s an herb with powerful analgesic properties. And it’s far less addictive. Some potential uses for Corydalis include:

• Fibromyalgia
• Menstrual pain
• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Nerve pain
• Ulcers
• Muscle spasms
• Insomnia

Modern research on this ancient herb is still in the early stages, but here’s what scientists have discovered so far…

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A recent study performed at the University of California revealed that Corydalis yanhusuo root extract improved three different types of pain in mice: acute pain (sudden or from injury), persistent inflammatory pain and chronic (long-term) neuropathic pain.

Why is it such an effective pain reliever? Researchers believe it comes down to its ability to block the neurotransmitter dopamine…

When dopamine is released from your nerve cells, it sends signals to other nerves in your body. As a result, scientists think it may play a part in making pain last longer. That means blocking dopamine could potentially relieve chronic pain — and that’s exactly what Corydalis yanhusuo does.

Researchers discovered another interesting thing about Corydalis too. While opiate-based drugs like morphine gradually lose their effectiveness the more you use them, this didn’t happen with Corydalis. The mice didn’t build up a tolerance that required them to take more and more to achieve the same effect.

But you know what makes Corydalis most exciting in the area of pain relief? It has been shown to successfully treat neuropathic or nerve pain in this and several other studies. Nerve pain is really hard to treat. There’s not much modern medicine can do for nerve pain at this point. So the fact that Corydalis can relieve this type of pain is a huge discovery.

In addition to nerve pain, it’s been proven to relieve extremely painful menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) and ulcer-related pain too.  And, as icing on the cake, more than one study has found that there is a compound in Corydalis that can kill cancer cells.

Of course, just because Corydalis doesn’t come out of a prescription pill bottle doesn’t mean you should use it cavalierly. Analgesic herbs like Corydalis are still potent substances and should be used wisely. Here are a few tips for safe use of this painkilling plant:

• Don’t take it if you’re nursing or pregnant.
• Don’t take it if you have an irregular heart rhythm
• Use it only for significant pain, not minor complaints.
• You can safely take 3 to 9 grams per day. But divide it up into two or three doses per day for better absorption.

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