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Bark from branches.
USES
In North America a native tribe called the Meskwaki ingested preparations from crampbark to ease pains and cramps all over the body. On the other hand, the Penobscot, another indigenous tribe of North America, employed crampbark to cure distended glands as well as mumps.
Crampbark has a number of therapeutic uses, for instance, it is very useful in alleviating any type of excessive muscle stress, including the smooth intestinal muscles, the muscles of the uterus and airways as well as the striated muscle in the back or the limbs - the striated muscles are those that bind the muscles to the skeleton. In order to ease stressed muscles, you may use crampbark both internally and also apply it topically on the affected areas. In addition, crampbark is also useful in treating symptoms related to extreme muscle tension, painful menstruation owing to too much tightening of the uterus as well as to ease breathing problems in the case of asthma. To treat conditions, such as back pain and night cramps, generally crampbark is blended with lobelia. This herb also provides relief from other conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation and colic.
Using crampbark in a number of instances of arthritis wherein the joint debility as well as pain have resulted in the contraction of the muscles till they nearly become firm may also significantly relieve the condition. When the muscles begin to unwind, there is an improvement in the blood circulation to the affected area, while waste products created by the different bodily processes, for instance, lactic acid, are eliminated from the body. As a result of this, the normal functioning of the body resumes.
As mentioned earlier, crampbark is also employed in the form of a tranquilizer for treating conditions related to the nervous system. Chemical analysis of crampbark has revealed that this herb possesses astringent, antispasmodic as well as sedative properties. In addition, this herb also encloses a coumarin called ‘scopoletin’, which produces a sedative influence on the uterus. A tea prepared with crampbark is taken internally to ease every type of seizures, counting spasms following childbirth and susceptible miscarriage as well as menstrual cramps. In addition, this herb is also used in the treatment of weakness and nervous problems.
The bark of this shrub is generally collected during autumn prior to the color of the plant’s leaves changing. Alternately, the bark is also harvested during the spring prior to the opening of the leaf buds and dehydrated for use when necessary later. The leaves as well as the fruits of crampbark possess emetic, purgative and anti-scorbutic attributes. The freshly harvested bark of crampbark is also used to prepare a homeopathic remedy, which is employed to treat menstrual pain as well as spasms following childbirth.
