A research study analyzed Spearmint Essential Oil as natural analgesia for treatment of pain in osteoarthritis patients.
Osteoarthritis is a major cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain impacting people aged 45 and above.
The first line analgesic treatments have reported minimal short term effects.
The use of essential oils as painkillers has increased over the last decade.
One of the less known biological activities of spearmint essential oil is its analgesic activity to help reduce pain.
The study concluded that the efficacy and safety of spearmint oil in reducing pain severity were confirmed in osteoarthritis patients.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388116301438
