Topical Oil for Arthritis

[guest 77721]

I'm having a flare up of arthritis and just tried rubbing a finger dab of some olive oil infusion on the knuckles of each hand. All I can say is WOW.

Within 5 minutes all the pain and stiffness is gone with no feeling of being medicated. I'm going out tonight and don't want to be under the influence.

I made the salad oil with 1/2 cup of olive oil and about 2 grams of ground bud. I simmered for about an hour in a double boiler and strained off the plant material. 1 tsp is about equivalent to a good brownie.

Has anyone made a topical cream using something like Kerri lotion? I have a bunch of ground leaves that need to get put into something.

 

[SCF]

I'm having a flare up of arthritis and just tried rubbing a finger dab of some olive oil infusion on the knuckles of each hand. All I can say is WOW.

Within 5 minutes all the pain and stiffness is gone with no feeling of being medicated. I'm going out tonight and don't want to be under the influence.

I made the salad oil with 1/2 cup of olive oil and about 2 grams of ground bud. I simmered for about an hour in a double boiler and strained off the plant material. 1 tsp is about equivalent to a good brownie.

Has anyone made a topical cream using something like Kerri lotion? I have a bunch of ground leaves that need to get put into something.

There was this one person. On Treatingyourselfs Forums, which is a medical only forum. Who made topical ointment out of roots, and only roots of the mediation. i tried some, and it really worked! i will have to see if i cant finagle that recipe.

 

[BubsNugs]

I use some iso/weed mix on my knees and it really works to. Theres some experimenting that definatly needs doing in this field, maybe different extractions or strengths, maybe adding a couople extra herbs may have a bonus effect..... bottom line its good stuff.

Peace

 

[guest 77721]

Hi SCF, I recall reading about the use of the roots as well. I'm pretty sure the roots have to be boiled then dried and powdered before they can be used in food or other medical preparations.

Hi BubsNugs, that one application lasted over 6 hours until I went to be last night. I'm just so suprised how topical it worked without any side effects. The last time I cleaned my scissors after trimming a harvest with olive oil and rubbed it into my hands, I got royally baked.

Now I want to try to infuse a hand creme with some ground leaves I've been saving up. I found that I don't like eating brownies made with just leaves.

 

[mgrisme]

Do you happen to remember where you read about using the roots, or could you elaborate? That is a very intriguing idea.

As far as infusing hand cremes I would search "making salves" and you will come up with multiple results for making salves and olive oil. just infuse it first

I also feel that 2-3 hours on low covered double boil brings out a very nice medical effect.

Here are a few links

http://www.ehow.com/how_2100495_make-herbal-salve.html

http://www.soapnaturally.org/natural_skincare/herbal_ointments.html

http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/conditions/herbal-first-aid/62.html

http://soulfulearthherbals.com/articles/instructions-making-infusion-salve/

Hope this helps

 

[olddaffy]

WD40 works well on the hands for arthritis.

so I'm told.

 

[guest 77721]

Hey Olddaffy I'm using CD-40 todayand I'm not squeeking - LOL.

I'm having a good flareup today with effects in both hands, knees and heels. This morning when I got up I rubbed the healing oil on my hands with immediate effect then ate 1 tsp on toast which kicked in nicely in about 50 minutes. My knees and heels bothered me all day and my hands were pain free and loose all day. This evening I applied topical oil liberally and feel great all over!

As far as I can tell, the best relief from Arthritis is from topical use, and less from ingestion or smoking.

Well I decided to make ISO oil and use it topically or add it to hand cream. I've got about 1/4 cup of ground leaves soaking in Isopropyl alcolhol. I plan to strain it out and then rinse the material with more iso then evaporate off the alcohol to extract the oil. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

Mgrisme - I just remember reading that someone boiled the roots and made medicine from it. I don't know if it is just someone using every last bit of the plant or if it has any merit.

 

[Acotaco]

This is Awesome I have been searching for Away to help my dad with his knees this sounds perfect. Are there any strains u guys recommend for this as well I wE thinking to trying to pick up like a blueberry x with nl or ww or skunk1

 

[guest 77721]

My salad oil is made with top drawer bud from Dr Atomic Thai Lights which has Thai x NL and is very Sativa dominant. I'm going to have to make some up with my LUI to see if there's any difference.

 

[rives]

I bought some salve from my local dispensary that is a bee's wax base. It has been amazingly effective for patches of dry skin that refused to respond to a variety of other products. My arthritis hasn't really flared up yet this fall, so I don't know how well it will work for that. I will have to try your infusion.

 

[jj.thecarnivore]

Here is a salve recipe from Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech

Example 1: Trauma Salve

500 ml calendula
250 ml arnica oil
250 ml Saint John's wort oil
170 g beeswax peices

...

then read his...

General Procedure for Making herbal salve
(this is where you buy his book... )


But the gyst of it is this....

get the oils together
Do this by infusing the plant material in some oil of your choice (Put in a jar and cover with oil... put jar in a brown bag and leave in a warm place for a week...)

One week later... strain out the material... now you have your oil ...I like jojoba and olive. however jojoba is expensive so you may want to add it later or use less in the original prep as you will lose some oil in the left over plant material (aka Mark)

make a water bath, and in the heating jar.... add oil to small pieces of bees wax...
....then I add a little a bit of shea butter to the melting pot with the bees wax myself..)

if you just have herb... well you can always go to a health food store or order an oil concentrate of the st johns arnica calendula blend ...but calendula grows anywhere

the one I like is made by an essential oil company called simplers .. i believe it is called injury oil...

good luck all!

 

[Acotaco]

I wish I could get my hands on the dr.s blueberryjam

 

[SCF]

Historical uses
Cannabis root has been used medicinally for centuries from different parts of the world and to treat a wide range of maladies. The earliest report is from medieval times when the root was said to relieve the agonies of gout and other painful diseases (Nature’s Pharmacy 2007).

In1696 Georg Eberhard Rumpf (Rumphius), a German physician at the service of the Dutch Crown reported on the use of cannabis root in Indonesia to treat gonorrhea (Rumpf and Beekman 1981, Russo 2002). By 1763 The New English Dictionary said cannabis root applied to skin eases inflammation (Marijuana as Medicine 2005). In the Chinese Materia Medica “juice of the root is thought to have a beneficial action in retained placenta and post partum hemorrhage,(Stuart 1928).

In Argentina cannabis is considered a real panacea and is used to treat tetanus, colic, gastralgia, swelling of the liver, gonorrhea, sterility, impotency, abortion, tuberculosis of the lungs and asthma even the root-bark has been collected in spring, and employed as a febrifuge, tonic, for treatment of dysentery and gastralgia, either pulverized or in form of decoctions. The root when ground and applied to burns is said to relieve pain. Oil from the seeds has been frequently used even in treatment of cancer (Kabelik, 1960).

Historical preparations
Historically cannabis roots have been prepared in several ways. Usually the roots are dried and ground into a powder or boiled. The powder is then used to make a poultice or an oil salve to be used topically, and sometimes the boiled root juice is drunk. The decoction of the root is said help remedy hard tumors and knots in the joints (Duke 1983).
The roots can be ground to form a paste and applied to relieve the pain of surgery and broken bones (Frank 1978). Mixed with oil and butter, the root was used as a salve it is said to treat burns from the newly introduced gunpowder (Natures’ Pharmacy 2008).

Identified components of roots
The roots are the least studied part of the cannabis plant; still, several components and compounds were identified since the 1970’s. Although glandular hairs are where the majority of cannabinoids are produced they have also been detected in the roots by immunoassays (Tanaka and Shoyama 1999) and chemical analysis (Potter 2004).
Terpenes have been detected and isolated from essential oil from flowers, leaves and roots(Slatkin et al. 1971). The terpenes are responsible for the flavor of different varieties of cannabis and determine the preference of the cannabis users (Flores-Sanchez 2008).
Alkaloids are another class of chemical constituents that have been found in cannabis. Both piperidine and pyrrolidine were identified and isolated from the roots, leaves, stems, pollen, and seeds (Paris et al. 1975; El-Feraly and Turner 1975; Elsohly at al. 1978). The biosynthesis of choline and atropine by hairy root cultures have also been reported (Wahby et al. 2006) “Cannabis fruits and roots (Sakaibara at al. 1995) have yielded 11 compounds identified as phenolic amides and lignanamides.” A review done by Flores-Sanchez found phenolic amides to
have cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, cardiovascular and mild analgesic activity and the lignans to have insecticidal effects.

 

[mgrisme]

Wow thats great! what an interesting labor intensive idea! Definitely want to try with roots. but I do imagine it would be best made into some concentrate first, and then salve.

 

[SCF]

Hey mgrisme. Glad to see you posting. member since 06 and only 15 post. LOL. coming out of your hole. If you do try this. Please any feed back would be great. Everything is trail and error right? If you didn't fail, you never tried.

SCF

 

[MasterBudGrower]

here is a recipe from the bible or so it said in the article i read on here some where:
2lb of liquid myrrh
2lb cassia
1lb cinnamon leaf
1lb cannbis bud
1/2 gallon olive

simmer and then strain. never tryed it so do not know how it works.

 

[MasterBudGrower]

some info on myrrh and cassia:
myrrh
Myrrh got its name from the Arabic word murr, which means bitter. The myrrh tree grows to be about thirty feet tall; it has knotted branches with musty smelling leaves and white flowers. It can be found in the Middle East, India and Northeast Asia. It is used in aromatherapy for its healing, purifying and uplifting characteristics. Myrrh oil is extracted from the trunk, stem and branches by steam distillation. Myrrh oil blends well with juniper, cypress, lavender, frankincense, and tea tree and vetiver oil. Some of myrrh oil's healing characteristics are that it is an antiseptic, deodorant, stimulant, and a fungicidal agent and tonic.
In the past myrrh was used by many cultures for religious ceremonies and as a healing agent. It was mentioned in the Bible as a gift at the birth of Christ. The Egyptians believed in its healing powers: they burned it every day as part of their worshipping rituals. In the Greek culture when soldiers went to battle is was an essential part of their combat gear because of myrrh’s extremely high antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It was used to clean wounds and to prevent infection. It was also used to prevent the spread of gangrene in already infected parts of the body. In today’s society since it has a cooling action it is used to alleviate ulcers, sores, wounds and chapped skin. It is also still used to prevent the spread of gangrene. Some herbalists prescribe to help alleviate athlete’s foot, ringworm and eczema. It can be used to help alleviate wrinkles and to uplift old skin. It also is used to rejuvenate mature complexions.
Myrrh is a very powerful essential oil, it is best to use in moderation and avoid use during pregnancy. Also remember when using strong essential oils, such as myrrh; dilute them to a lower concentration.


Cassia
Cinnamomum cassia
Fam: Lauraceae
Cassia is an aromatic bark, similar to cinnamon, but differing in strength and quality. Cassia bark is darker, thicker and coarser, and the corky outer bark is often left on. The outer surface is rough and grayish brown, the inside bark is smoother and reddish-brown. Cassia is less costly than cinnamon and is often sold ground as cinnamon. When buying as sticks, cinnamon rolls into a single quill while cassia is rolled from both sides toward the centre so that they end up resembling scrolls.

Cassia buds resemble cloves. They are the dried unripe fruits about 14 mm (1/2 in) long and half as wide. It is native to Burma and grown in China, Indo-China, the East and West Indies and Central America. Cassia is called kwei in the earliest Chinese herbal by Shen-nung (2700 B.C.). It reached Europe in classical times with Arabian and Phoenician traders and the buds were known in Europe in the Middle Ages.
There are many varieties of cassia, including:
Chinese cassia (Cinnamomum cassia) or cassia, is from Burma and South China, coming in quills or rolled. This variety is also the source of cassia buds.
Indian cassia (Cinnamomum tamala) is native to India where its leaves are also used as an herb (tejpat).
Indonesian cassia (Cinnamomum burmanni) or Padang cassia has a smoother bark and double quills. This is usually the cassia that is imported to North America.
Saigon cassia (Cinnamomum loureirii) is native to Indonesia and is also grown in Japan and Korea.
Oliver’s Bark (Cinnamomum oliveri) is an Australian substitute of cassia and cinnamon.

sounds like a good topical oil for healing to me.

 

[bub-bub]

MGB ...the recipe you present is basically Holy Anointing Oil a recipe from the bible.
It works...as does a salve or balm made from cannabis roots.
No psychotropic effects from it...but it helps muscle, ligament and bone pain very well.
A Carrier with small and medium chain triglycerides absorbs into the skin really well.
coco nut oil is good for this...it also remains solid at 20*C so no need to add beeswax to thicken it.
Roots in a slowcooker with coconut oil and water and simmered a few days make a great topical.
bb

 

[guest 77721]

Great info guys!

I've been doing a bit of web searching and have found this information about Darcy Stoddard and Hemp-Eaze a cannabis root based cream. I'm wishing I had some roots.

http://www.zoomers.ca/profiles/blogs/discovering-the-healing

I'm in the progress of making some cannabis oil from leaves. I soaked about 1/4 cup of ground leaves in isopropyl alcohol for 2 days and filtered out the ground leaf with a permanent coffee filter. I gave the material a second rinse and discarded it. I put the alcohol mixture in a shallow pyrex baking pan and let it sit on my hot water heater for 24 hours where most of the alcohol has evaporated off.

Tonight I preheated my oven to 300*F and turned it off before placing the pyrex pan in the oven. This will evaporate off the rest of the alcohol and decarboxylize it at the same time.

I'm planning on mixing the cannabis oil into some hemp oil that I've been using for salad dressing and into some hand cream tomorrow night.

 

[mgrisme]

Thanks SCF. The funny thing is I have been a regular for the entire time and before I ever signed up, but just never posted. I am now struggling with the want to change my username but really liking that I have been a member for so long, and dont want to loose that date. I hope to try it this winter. If I can get to the holes before the freeze and deep snow. As I said earlier I am also thinking that the only way to approach it is through making it a concentrate first.