arnica
- noun
- /ˈɑrnɪkə/
- Specialized
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árnica
- Key ingredients include arnica montana, a herb that is indigenous to Central Europe, and bromelain, an enzyme derived from pineapple stems.
- golden arnica
Examples
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Additional evidence against the benefits of steroids was presented in the study by Totonchi et al. (15), which suggested that steroids are not superior to arnica during the late postoperative period.
Academic text (2015) -
A rack holds packets of arnica, cinnamon stick, chile pasilla, anise, and yerbabuena.
Fiction book (1994) -
you think tincture of arnica would help?
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You keep it in the fridge and it's full of really great deep puffing ingredients and arnica and all of that good stuff.
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It's a Suzanne Kaufman arnica body oil game changer.
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They did heal amazingly quickly, and it took a few weeks, but I was in a lot of pain, using a lot of ice, arnica, acupuncture, doing everything I could with the band.
Blog text (3) -
This has peptides, hyaluronic acid and arnica and it has a little metal Topper right here where you can really just kind of massage this under the eye.
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Other types of measures, either alone or in conjunction with steroids, have been used in an attempt to reduce these sequelae, such as arnica (15), controlled hypotension during surgery (16), and cold saline gauze compression.
Academic text (2015) -
After falling on the ice, she applied a cream containing arnica to her bruised knee.
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In her herbal medicine cabinet, she always keeps arnica for treating minor injuries and bruises.
Synonyms
A European herb with orange-yellow daisy flowers used to treat bruises and swellings
A group of herbs with bright yellow flowers used in traditional medicine
A wildflower that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flowers in western North American mountain areas
A small wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and large yellow flowers that grows in high mountains west of the Rockies
Compounds
- Specialized
A wildflower that lives for many years with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flowers in western North American mountain areas
- Specialized
A European herb with orange-yellow daisy flowers used to treat bruises and swellings
- Specialized
A group of herbs with bright yellow flowers used in traditional medicine
A small wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and large yellow flowers that grows in high mountains west of the Rockies
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arnica comes from an old Greek and Latin name for the yellow mountain flower that grows in meadows. People have used arnica for a long time to help heal bruises, so the name now makes you think of the plant and its healing power.
