Salvia mellifera—How Does It Alleviate Chronic Pain?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Medicine
3. Case Reports: Use of Black Sage Sun Tea in Pain Patients
4. Discussion
4.1. How Does Black Sage Sun Tea Work?
4.2. The Placebo Effect
4.3. The Exercise Effect
4.4. Does Black Sage Sun Tea Actually Cure Chronic Pain?
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age | Site of Pain | Family History of Pain | Duration of Pain | Duration of Pain Relief |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Legs | No | A few months | 1 day |
28 | Back | No | Several months | Several months |
62 | Knee | No | 2 years | Several months |
47 | Foot | No | 1 month | Partial |
55 | Foot | No | Several months | Partial |
48 | Shoulder | No | 2 months | Several months |
56 | Leg arthritis | DTS | Several years | 1 day |
47 | Hand arthritis | DTS | Several years | 1 day |
54 | Hip arthritis | DTS | Several years | 1 day |
49 | Neck | No | Several years | Several months |
68 | Neck | No | Several months | Several months |
70 | Neck | DTS | Several months | Several weeks |
37 | Foot | No | Several years | Several months |
70 | Torso | No | Several weeks | Several months |
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Adams, J.D.; Guhr, S.; Villaseñor, E. Salvia mellifera—How Does It Alleviate Chronic Pain? Medicines 2019, 6, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010018
Adams JD, Guhr S, Villaseñor E. Salvia mellifera—How Does It Alleviate Chronic Pain? Medicines. 2019; 6(1):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010018
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdams, James David, Steven Guhr, and Enrique Villaseñor. 2019. "Salvia mellifera—How Does It Alleviate Chronic Pain?" Medicines 6, no. 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010018