In the following study from 2005, researchers created a mixture of several healing ingredients and produced a syrup which the children with RLS took orally.
Out of the 14 ingredients in the mixture, 13 of them had ANTI-INFLAMMATORY properties (references can be found for each by following the link at the end of this post). The only ingredient that didn't have anti-inflammatory properities was Long Gu (Dragon's Bone) which is "ground bone" - a sedative to reduce stress and calm the mind.
STUDY:
"Fifty cases of child restless legs syndrome treated with the integrated method of Chinese Herbal drugs."
Wang W. and Fan H. J Tradit Chin Med. 2005 Dec;25(4):276-7.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ ... r_therapy_
Fifty cases of child restless syndrome were treated with oral administration of Chinese traditional herbal drugs plus auricular-plaster therapy from December 1998 to November 2001, and another 47 cases were treated with oral administration of methylphenidate as controls
METHODS OF TREATMENT:
For patients in the treatment group the ingredients of formula were prescribed as below:
Fu-Ling (Poria cocos) 40g
Shan Yao / Radix Dioscoreae (Chinese Yam Root) 40g
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata 30g
Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni) 30g
Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) 45g
Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae (Chinese Senega Root) 30g
Bai Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli) 30g
Long Gu (Dragon's Bone) 60g
Mu Li (Oyster shell) 60g
Jiang Can / Bombyx Batryticatus (Silkworm) 30g
Gou Teng (cat's claw) 30g
Yi Zhi Ren (Chinese Ginger) 30g
Da Zao (Jujube Fruit) 30g
Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae (Licorice Root) 25g
They were made into 250 ml of syrup in the pharmaceutics department of this hospital.
The syrup was orally administered to the patients under 9 years in a dose of 25 ml, three times daily, and to the patients over 9 years in a dose of 40 ml, three times daily.
RESULTS OF TREATMENT:
Of the 50 cases in the treatment group, 21 cases were markedly effective, 26 cases effective, and 3 cases ineffective, with a total effective rate of 94%. Among the 47 cases in the control group, 15 cases were markedly effective, 17 cases effective, and 15 cases ineffective, with a total effective rate of 68.09%. The difference in total effective rate between the two groups was statistically very significant (P<0.01).
DISCUSSION:
The results showed that the therapeutic effect of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of the control group
For details on the anti-inflamatory properties of the ingredients please visit:
http://www.rlcure.com/scientific-study- ... f-RLS.html