Hot Ginger Compresses and Other Herbal Home Remedies for Body Aches

When fighting against winter's workload use these herbal home remedies for body aches. Try an herbal bath for sore muscles, a heating pad or an herbal balm.

By Lindsay Cobb
Updated on August 11, 2022
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When fighting against winter’s workload use these herbal home remedies for body aches. Try an herbal bath for sore muscles, a hot ginger compress, or an herbal balm.

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There’s not much anyone can do to lessen the workload that comes with these busy, chilly months . . . but I can tell you about a few treatments that’ll help you relax your fatigued body and perhaps make tomorrow’s chores seem just a bit easier.

What Causes Muscle Aches

When muscles tighten (as they do when they’re overworked), they hamper the circulatory system, thereby preventing nutrients from reaching the muscle cells in adequate quantities. Moreover, lactic acid builds up in the stressed tissue, causing soreness. It makes sense, then, that the first step toward bringing some vitality back into your aching frame is to get the blood pumping to those undernourished cells again by using these homemade herbal remedies for sore muscles.

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