15SW18 - Analgesia: The Search for Effective Pain Relief Format:Audio Glucophage (metformin) is commonly used

Glucophage (metformin) is commonly used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes but side effects and increasing dependence can affect quality of life

blood sugar problems and diabetes

Traditional uses of the widespread mesquite tree include the use of the seedpods for food

which in turn leads to a response by David Winston on the medicalization of herbal practice and how many students are yearning for a holistic and traditional approach

15SW18 - Analgesia: The Search for Effective Pain Relief Format:Audio Glucophage (metformin) is commonly usedSpeaker: David Winston. While herbs are not as powerful as opiates and other pharmaceutical medications, they can offer safer and often highly effective pain management. In this talk we discuss how specific herbs can relieve specific types of pain, how to combine herbs to create a synergistic effect which reduces inflammation, pain perception and spasm, and how botanicals can enhance the effects of common pharmaceutical pain medications.