10 Home Remedies For Cramps
Home Remedy #7: Cramp Bark
Cramp bark is also known as Guelder-rose or Viburnum opulus. Other common names include snowball tree, water elder, and European cranberry bush. It is a flowering plant that is of the Adoxaceaea family.
The fruit is edible and can be used to make jelly. Eaten in large amounts, it can cause vomiting and diarrhea. The name of the plant (cramp bark) is related to the ability of the bark to reduce smooth muscle tightness. It can be used to relieve menstrual cramps and general muscle cramps. To use it, peel the bark from the root, dry it, and make it into a tincture.
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