Arthritis neck is a severe musculoskeletal malfunctioning. This disease is sometimes referred to as degenerative neck disease and cervical spondylosis or neck arthritis. Due to the deposition of extra calcium the neck tends to become stiff and painful. This disease is also known as cervical osteoarthritis and s a very painful ailment. If left untreated the entire spine could get affected.  People above the age of 70 are more susceptible to this disease. This because after this age the cartilages tend to harden up and in chronic cases the affected area becomes numb. The symptoms are very obvious and include “neck pain, loss of sensation or abnormal sensations of the shoulders, arms, or (rarely) legs, weakness of the arms or (rarely) legs, neck stiffness that progressively worsens loss of balance, headaches, particularly in the back of the head and loss of control of the bladder or bowels”. However, there is known herbal treatment for this disease.

All you need to do is boil 150 Gms of minutely sliced camphorweed in 300 ml of water and drink the cooled filtrate twice daily. This should be done regularly for a month and the anti-inflammatory propensities of camphorweed (Pluchea quitoc shoots) would aid in resolving the symptoms of Arthritis neck in a months span.