Nature provides a veritable pharmacy of natural remedies for a variety of ailments—many inexpensive, good smelling, and culinarily tantalizing.

At some point, everyone will experience pain—from a scraped knee to a herniated disc. Although our inclination may be to reach for an ibuprofen, nature offers us multiple ways to achieve natural pain relief. A wide variety of herbs have been used throughout the ages to help us when we are hurting. Let’s look at some herbs well-known for their pain-relieving effects.