Pain accompanies almost all diseases and is one of the most common symptoms for which patients seek relief. Although pain is an unpleasant experience, it is an important message about tissue injury or other problems within the body.
Therefore, before controlling pain it is important to first determine why the pain exists and to first treat the primary cause. Secondly only, seek relief from the immediate pain.
- D-phenylalanine, an amino acid, has been shown in some studies to relieve pain by as much as 50%. D-phenylalanine appears to potentiate the analgesic effects of Aspirin and acupuncture.
- L-Tryptophan has been shown in several studies to be a mild analgesic, similar in effect to Aspirin. It is thought to increase the pain tolerance threshold.
- Vitamin B1, thiamin, since it's discovery has been widely used to relieve pain. It was reported to be effective for the pain of dental extraction, migraine headaches and osteoporosis.
- Clove Oil has a long history of use for relief of toothache and has been useful after tooth extractions.
