Multiple myeloma is a painful, incurable disease. The increasing amount of cancerous cells in the bone marrow as the cancer progresses is the root of backaches, nerve and muscle pains that many patients feel because of the disease. Also, multiple myeloma eventually causes damage to the bone, which can be another source of excruciating pain in patients. The pain may vary depending on the stage of the disease.
Whether the pain is short term or long lasting, patients don’t have to suffer while battling the blood cancer – which hurts twice as many African Americans than whites. There are quite a few options to treat the symptoms of multiple myeloma, including herbal therapy. Multiple myeloma’s symptoms of bone lesions, anemia and more can be treated with these herbs by adding them to meals or taking them with a liquid such as honey.
Turmeric
This perennial is native to tropical climates such as India and Southern Asia. But the ginger relative’s active ingredient is curcumin, which is said to have a sensitizing affect on multiple myeloma tumors. According to Livestrong.com, researchers believe that curcumin causes tumors to shrink or die, killing cancer cells in a laboratory dish.
Astragalus
Some herbalists say astragalus helps restore white blood cells, which are directly attacked by multiple myeloma. This herb has a history of medicinal use in traditional Chinese and Persian medicine.
5 Herbs To Help Relieve Multiple Myeloma Symptoms was originally published on blackdoctor.org
