A Chinese herbal medicine could reverse chronic back problems. It improves movement, repairs damage, and reduces inflammation, say researchers.
The medicine, Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), appears to reverse most of the worst symptoms of chronic back pain within three weeks, working even at the cellular level. It repairs damage to the spinal cord, reduces tissue damage and inflammation, and boosts oxygen supply to the injury area.
The ingredients of JSK include Ginseng, Rhizoma (chuan xiong), Glycyrrhizae Radix (gan cao), Paeoniae Alba Radix (bai shao) and Cinnamomi Cortex (rou gui). It has been formulated by researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who have tested it on laboratory rats.
(Source: Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 2013; doi: 10.3233/RNN-120303).