Analgesic herbs are the therapeutic herbs with analgesic effect that are commonly known as pain relief herbs or simply the pain herbs. Analgesic herbs are natural pain reliever that reduce or eliminate pain. These pain relief herbs are available in the market in analgesic topical forms like essential oil and analgesic cream- that can be directly applied at the pain sites- as well as in form of capsules, tea and tinctures for pain relief.

Being a natural pain relief herb, any type of analgesic herb has the advantage of not producing any side effects as is the case with other chemically produced pain relief medicine. There are many analgesic herbs that are typically known as joint herbs for their analgesic properties of giving relief from joint pains like those felt in arthritis, neck and back pain, or tendonitis. In fact, these therapeutic herbs are anti- inflammatory herbs and treat the pain conditions that result from inflammation of joints.

List of Analgesic Herbs

There are many pain relief herbs that include cannabis, valerian, turmeric, poppy, willow bark, St. John's wort, angelica, motherwort, black cohosh, wild yam, lavender, cayenne, kava kava, and rose etc. Essential oils of pine, lavender, peppermint, cinnamon, rose, clove, frankincense, rosemary, ginger, juniper, and birch are also effective herbal pain relievers. Ten to twelve drops of essential oil herbs should be mixed in one ounce of a carrier oil like olive or coconut to apply for pain relief. The list of Indian analgesic herbs contain the following therapeutic herbs among others.

• Abutilon indicum
• Aconitum heterophyllum
• Asteracantha longifolia
• Atropa belladonna
• Cassia occidentalis
• Cinnamomum camphora
• Cissampelos pareira
• Ginger
• Turmeric
• Oroxylum indicum
• Parmelia perlata
• Pinus roxburghi
• Sida Cordifolia
• Inula racemosa
• Madhuca indica
• Mimusops elengi