Types of Pain and Herbal Management Tools

This lecture explores some of the most commonly encountered types of pain including musculoskeletal, neuralgic, and nociceptive pain. The mechanisms of action of selected anodyne herbs are explored and sample formulas for specific conditions are presented. We also discuss topical applications with a number of exact recipes being shared, and we will detail herbs that have specific niche indications for unique types of pain such as renal colic, bone pain, metastatic pain.