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    4CGw9bVWEemNrQqD1GEKdA Botanicals For Musculoskeletal Pain Reference Sheet v2

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    Botanicals for Musculoskeletal Pain provides information on four botanicals - Capsaicin, Devil's claw, Ginger, and Willow bark - that may help treat musculoskeletal pain. It lists the plant part used, therapeutic indications, safety concerns, and example dosages for each botanical. Safety concerns include mild burning from Capsaicin, avoiding those with ulcers or taking blood thinners for Devil's claw, potential GI upset from ginger, and avoiding children, those with kidney disease or allergies to aspirin for willow bark. Example dosages range from topical capsaicin cream to 800mg standardized devil's claw extracts to 1g dried ginger powder.

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    Botanicals for Musculoskeletal Pain provides information on four botanicals - Capsaicin, Devil's claw, Ginger, and Willow bark - that may help treat musculoskeletal pain. It lists the plant part used, therapeutic indications, safety concerns, and example dosages for each botanical. Safety concerns include mild burning from Capsaicin, avoiding those with ulcers or taking blood thinners for Devil's claw, potential GI upset from ginger, and avoiding children, those with kidney disease or allergies to aspirin for willow bark. Example dosages range from topical capsaicin cream to 800mg standardized devil's claw extracts to 1g dried ginger powder.

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    4CGw9bVWEemNrQqD1GEKdA Botanicals For Musculoskeletal Pain Reference Sheet v2

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    Botanicals for Musculoskeletal Pain provides information on four botanicals - Capsaicin, Devil's claw, Ginger, and Willow bark - that may help treat musculoskeletal pain. It lists the plant part used, therapeutic indications, safety concerns, and example dosages for each botanical. Safety concerns include mild burning from Capsaicin, avoiding those with ulcers or taking blood thinners for Devil's claw, potential GI upset from ginger, and avoiding children, those with kidney disease or allergies to aspirin for willow bark. Example dosages range from topical capsaicin cream to 800mg standardized devil's claw extracts to 1g dried ginger powder.

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    Botanicals for Musculoskeletal Pain

    Reference Sheet

    NOTICE
    Only discuss dosage with patients if it is within your scope of practice to prescribe medications. The dosage
    examples provided are for general population adult patients with no outstanding risk factors. Always consult other
    dosage references and adjust as necessary to specific patient health status. If you are considering taking a
    botanical yourself, always talk with your doctor to make sure it is right for you.

    Botanical Plant Therapeutic/clinical Safety concerns Example Dosage


    part used indications

    Capsaicin Seeds and • Osteoarthritis • Causes mild burning • 0.025-0.075%


    membranes sensation when applied. cream applied
    3-4x/day for
    several weeks.

    Devil’s claw Roots • Low back pain • AVOID in people with • 800 mg
    (Harpagophytum • Osteoarthritis stomach ulcers. standardized
    procumbens) • AVOID in people taking extracts w/2%
    blood thinners. harpagosides;
    2-3x/day.

    Ginger Root • Knee osteoarthritis • AVOID in people taking • 1 gram dried


    (Zingiber blood thinners. ginger powder;
    officinale) • May cause mild 2-3x/day.
    gastrointestinal (GI) upset.

    Willow bark Bark • Musculoskeletal pain • AVOID use in children. • 120-240 mg


    (Salix alba) • AVOID in people taking salicin/day.
    blood thinners.
    • AVOID in people with kidney
    disease, asthma, or allergies
    to aspirin.

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