Arnica

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It doesn't, in my experience. Acetamenophen reduces pain by inhibiting the pain receptors. sometimes permanently -my colleague when I was a postgrad described very eloquently how brain cells appear to "pop" when under the influence of the drug. Fun. If that's how it works, I'll take the beer option

I love this helpful description from the tylenol website:

How does Tylenol work?

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol products, is thought to relieve mild to moderate pain by elevating your body's overall pain threshold. Acetaminophen is thought to lower your fever by helping your body eliminate excess heat.

Oh right! makes perfect sense now.....

But more seriously, Acetomenophen does work to kill pain for me (if I'm really desperate -I prefer not to take it), but Arnica doesn't seem to and i thought I'd understand why or why I didn't notice the effect better if I knew how it worked.

and going off at a tangent......
I hate the way that homeopathic seems to be used as a synonym for "we can't explain how it works". Arnica does not cause bruising and swelling when appliesd in excess, (?does it?) therefore it's not technically a homeopathic remedy