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Arnica is a perennial plant with bright yellow, daisylike flowers. commonly names include leopard's bane, wolf's bane, and mountain tobacco. Arnica in topical formulations as creams, gels, and ointments is extremely popular. A 1981 German study identified the plant's active ingredients as sesquiterpene lactones, act as counterirritants, means that they produce a stimulating sensation that boosts circulation in the area where the arnica is applied. Arnica is also used in more than 100 cosmetic formulations that appear in a wide range of products. Arnica is most commonly used for: Muscle strains and sprains, Arthritic joints, Psoriasis and eczema, Insect bites. A buyer’s guide to the best Arnica safe, effective, rapid-acting, non-sedating homeopathic remedy for healing of swelling, bruising, shock, sprains, soreness, injury, and post surgery from Homeherb.com
ARNICA
used especially in treating bruises
any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
*Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P. -- Common Leopardbane
*Arnica alpina (L.) Olin -- Alpine Arnica
*Arnica amplexicaulis Nutt. -- Clasping Arnica, Streambank Arnica
*Arnica angustifolia Vahl -- Narrowleaf Arnica
*Arnica cernua T.J. Howell -- Serpentine Arnica
*Arnica chamissonis Less. -- Chamisso Arnica
*Arnica cordifolia Hook. -- Heart-leaf Leopardbane, Heartleaf Arnica
*Arnica discoidea Benth. -- Rayless Arnica
*Arnica X diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) -- Curtis Churchmouse Threeawn, Rayless Arnica, Sticky Arnica
*Arnica frigida C.A. Mey. ex Iljin -- Snow Arnica
*Arnica fulgens Pursh -- Foothill Arnica, Orange Arnica, Shining Leopardbane
*Arnica gracilis Rydb. -- Smallhead Arnica
*Arnica lanceolata Nutt. -- Arnica, Lanceleaf Arnica
*Arnica latifolia Bong. -- Broadleaf Arnica
*Arnica lessingii (Torr. & Gray) Greene -- Nodding Arnica
*Arnica lonchophylla Greene -- Longleaf Arnica
*Arnica louiseana Farr -- Lake Louise Arnica
*Arnica mollis Hook. -- hairy arnica, wooly arnica
*Arnica montana L. -- Mountain Arnica
*Arnica nevadensis Gray -- Nevada Arnica
*Arnica parryi Gray -- Nodding Arnica, Parry's Arnica
*Arnica rydbergii Greene -- Rydberg Arnica, Rydberg's Arnica, Subalpine Arnica
*Arnica sororia Greene -- Twin Arnica
*Arnica spathulata Greene -- Klamath Arnica
*Arnica unalaschcensis Less. -- Alaska Arnica
*Arnica venosa Hall -- Shasta County Arnica
*Arnica viscosa Gray -- Mt. Shasta Arnica
herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
Arnica Montana
Arnica montana is a species in genus Arnica, also known as Leopard's bane, Wolf's bane, and Mountain tobacco
fall dandelion: fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
Heartleaf Arnica
wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
Arnica Cordifolia
heartleaf arnica: wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
Genus Arnica
large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions
Arnica Extract
Made from the blossoms, stems, and roots of the arnica plant. Arnica flowers, fresh or dried, are used medicinally. Many herbalists consider arnica to be a specific remedy for bruises, sprains, and sore muscles. It has also has been shown to stimulate the action of white blood cells, increasing resistance to bacterial infections.
Mountain Arnica
Arnica montana is a species in genus Arnica, also known as Leopard's bane, Wolf's bane, and Mountain tobacco.
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