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Learn how the healing benefits of arnica can help keep your clients in tip-top shape.
years, Native Americans also considered it a remedy
for wound healing and inflammation, and, more
recently, professional athletes have been incorporating arnica plant extract into liniment and ointment
preparations to help heal strains, sprains, and
bruises. Considering its myriad uses and benefits,
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USED FOR CENTURIES FOR ITS MEDICINAL
benefits, arnica montana, or simply arnica for
short, is largely credited for its anti-inflammatory
and muscle-soothing properties. As far back as the
16th century, Europeans used the flowering herb,
which is indigenous to Central Europe, as a topical treatment for skin disorders. Throughout the
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