Nerve Balm

Nerve Balm has proven effective for nerve pain as well as joint and soft tissue pain. The nerve pain may be from diabetes, excessive alcohol use, chemotherapy or of unknown origin. This pain may be in the feet or hands or in other parts of the body. In addition, it is effective for nerve pain from nerve entrapment, such as at the elbow or wrist, “sciatica” with nerve root impingement in the back and down the leg and during and after shingles.

Nerve Balm also treats nighttime muscle spasms in the feet and legs. It has also been used successfully for Raynaud’s phenomenon with intense pain in cold weather in the fingers, toes or hands. It also relieves chronic itching of unknown origin in the absence of any skin lesions. It has also proven effective for pain from accessible joints including the fingers, hands, elbows, shoulders, knees and feet. The joint pain may be acute, from injury, or chronic from different forms of arthritis. Nerve Balm has been used successfully to relieve soft tissue pain from conditions including tendonitis, plantar fasciitis as well as soft tissue injuries from trauma, or overuse from work or exercise. It can be applied either prior or after exercise. It prevents muscle cramps, particularly in the feet or lower extremities at night. Nerve Balm salve contains magnesium taurate which block glutamate transmission in the body, the main neurotransmitter of pain. It also contains GABA, the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter for pain inhibition. It includes vinpocetine, a known blocker of pain transmission along peripheral nerve pain fibers. In addition to pain relief, Nerve Balm contains aloe vera, the three essential oils of peppermint, rosemary and lavender and alpha lipoic acid. These ingredients provide strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. Inflammation is present in most of the conditions mentioned above, and Nerve Balm provides healing of the lesions presenting with pain. Finally, Nerve Balm contain St John’s wort, an herb used for millennia, for the healing and restoration of nerve function. In addition, it contains two ayur vedic compounds, Brahmi oil consisting of Bacopa in sesame seed oil, and Shankpushpi (convolvulus pluricaulis). Ayur vedic medicine is the ancient, and primary medicine of India and Bacopa, sesame seed oil and Shankpushpi have been an important part of its formulary for healing disorders of the nerves along with their use for other medical conditions including arthritis.