{"id":2222,"date":"2021-09-30T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unika.test\/arnica-the-must-have-for-joint-well-being\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T08:43:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T08:43:30","slug":"arnica-the-must-have-for-joint-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unika.sitointest.it\/en\/arnica-the-must-have-for-joint-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnica: the must-have for joint well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Botanical name: <\/strong><em>Arnica montana<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Family: <\/strong>Asteraceae<br \/>\n<strong>Used part:<\/strong> flower<br \/>\n<strong>Main effects: <\/strong>anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-ecchymosis, anti-microbial.<br \/>\n<strong>Therapeutic uses: <\/strong><em>Arnica montana<\/em> is used in case of haematomas, sprains, muscular and articular pain, local inflammations, insects bites etc\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Arnica montana<\/em> is an extremely well-known plant in human phytotherapy and it is also quite commonly used in veterinary phytotherapy. These days, there\u2019s a lot of talk about this plant and there are more and more mountain arnica-based products on the market. But do we really know what we are talking about and how this plant actually looks like?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Arnica montana<\/em> is a perennial herbaceous plant with a simple, hairy stem up to 50 cm tall, and a deep, creeping rhizome. Each stem only bears one yellow-orange flower and the flowering season goes from May to late July.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain arnica is manly known for its properties as a product for external use. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and painkilling effects, it can be a valuable ally in relieving local pain. But that\u2019s not all: <em>Arnica montana<\/em> is also very useful in treating bruises (ecchymoses) and in facilitating post-trauma swelling reabsorption. According to the most important phototherapy books, mountain arnica is mainly used in case of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruises<\/li>\n<li>Haematomas<\/li>\n<li>Sprains \/ traumas<\/li>\n<li>Oedemas caused by traumas<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatic conditions<\/li>\n<li>Oral cavity inflammations<\/li>\n<li>Muscular and articular pain<\/li>\n<li>Insects\u2019 bites-related inflammations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the equine world, which is our main field of interest, <em>Arnica montana<\/em> is a valuable ally in treating post-training articular pain and can be used as an anti-fatigue gel for legs after every training and competition.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, a quality mountain arnica-based cream can be quite useful to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counteract muscular pain after work<\/li>\n<li>Treat trauma-related local pain<\/li>\n<li>Treat articular pain<\/li>\n<li>Treat articular pain in old horses<\/li>\n<li>Relieve joint fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Treat insect bites-related wheals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is very important to bear in mind that mountain arnica-based creams always need to be administered on intact skin.<\/p>\n<p>The connection between <em>Arnica montana<\/em>\u2019s effects and its active constituents is not yet fully known, but it seems that this plant\u2019s properties are due to the presence of sesquiterpenes lactones and helenalin.<\/p>\n<p>Creams should not contain high concentrations of arnica, for an excessive amount of this plant could cause skin sensitisation. It is suggested to choose creams based on good quality raw-materials: in that case, a 20-25% arnica concentration will be effective enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botanical name: Arnica montana Family: Asteraceae Used part: flower Main effects: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-ecchymosis, anti-microbial. 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