• Safety Studies and Articles

• Clinical Studies on Food Poisoning
• Sinusitis
• Shingles
• Modern Day Poultice
• The Effectiveness of Arnica Compared to Ibuprofen
• Arnica's Effectiveness to Reduce Swelling and Bruising

Please note, we're currently transitioning all of our Safety Studies from a downloadable PDF to HTML pages. In the meantime, the downloads are still available, and we're adding the HTML pages as they are completed.

• Tendon Rescue and Epicondylitis
• Study of the Safety of PM Eczederm Rescue for cases of eczema
• Study of the Safety of PM Joint Rescue for cases of Arthritis: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

The Effectiveness of Arnica Compared to Ibuprofen

Recent studies reveal that Arnica is as effective as Ibuprofen in relieving osteoarthritis pain and stiffness. A preparation of arnica extract was chosen for the randomized, double-blind study conducted by researchers in Switzerland. The study had patients with osteoarthritis of the hand joints apply arnica gel topically three times a day, for 21 days. At the end of the three week period, study authors concluded that short-term use of arnica gel improves pain and function in osteoarthritis as effectively as ibuprofen gel.

1. Remedies for Life Magazine
2. Arnica Gel as Effective as Ibuprofen Gel in Osteoarthritis of the Hands by Heather S. Oliff, PhD, Herb Clip, 5/31/07
3. Choosing Between NSAID and Arnica for Topical Treatment of Hand Osteoarthritis in a Randomised, Double-Blind Study by R. Widrig et al., Rheumatol Int, 4/07

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