Birgit Rakel, M.D.
Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine

Achy joints can be soothed with a ginger compress.

Try it: Grate some gingerroot and boil until pulpy. Drain the water from the pulp, put between layers of gauze, and place the compress on joints for three minutes (any longer could burn skin). Reapply three times daily.