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Grade: B (Good Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Devil's claw
| Low back pain |
Willow bark
| Lower back pain |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Aconite
| Chronic low back pain |
Alizarin
| Sciatica (leg pain) |
Alkanna
| Back pain |
Arnica
| Back pain |
Astaxanthin
| Back pain (chronic) |
Bacopa
| Back pain |
Barberry
| Back pain (mid and low) |
Belladonna
| Sciatica (back and leg pain) |
Black cohosh
| Back pain |
Bromelain
| Back pain |
Bulbous buttercup
| Sciatica |
Burdock
| Back pain |
Chamomile
| Back pain |
Chaparral
| Sciatica |
Cinnamon
| Sciatica (a condition in which pain shoots down an leg or arm as a result of a pinched nerve) |
Dong quai
| Back pain |
Eucalyptus oil
| Back pain |
Fo-ti
| Low back pain |
Glucosamine
| Back pain |
Goldenseal
| Sciatica |
Guarana
| Lower back pain |
Holy basil
| Lumbar pain |
Horseradish
| Lower back pain |
Kudzu
| Neck stiffness |
Mastic
| Sciatica |
Nux vomica
| Back pain |
Rehmannia
| Lumbar disc herniation (intervertebral disc protrusion) |
Rutin
| Neck pain (cervical syndrome) |
Scotch broom
| Sciatica |
Stinging nettle
| Sciatica (leg pain) |
Thiamin
| Low back pain |