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'''Anti-inflammatory''' refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces [[Inflammation|inflammation]].
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Anti-inflammatory [[Drug|drugs]] make up one half of [[Analgesic|analgesics]], remedying [[Pain|pain]] by reducing inflammation as opposed to [[Opiates|opiates]], which exert their pain-killing abilities by directly binding to opiate receptors in the brain.
'''Joseph Banks''' (1743-1820) was a naturalist aboard [[James Cook]]'s ship the "Endeavour" in 1769 when it sailed to [[Tahiti]] among many other places. Banks was a wealthy young man with a taste for adventure, and also a passionate amateur naturalist who, while neglecting his studies at Eton and Oxford, began to amass an invaluable natural history collection.


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In 1767 Banks learned that the Royal Society had chosen James Cook to lead a voyage of exploration to the [[South Pacific]]. Among his accomplishments, tattooing was assigned its name from the Tahitian term Ta'[[Tatau]], as the Tahitians referred to it based on the tapping noise of the instruments used. A well known quote from his journal at the time reads,
# [[#Steroidal_Anti-Inflammatory_Drugs|Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs]]
# [[#Non-Steroidal_Anti-Inflammatory_Drugs|Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs]]
# [[#Ice_treatment|Ice treatment]]
# [[#Related_Articles|Related Articles]]


== Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs ==
:''I shall now mention their method of painting their bodies or "tattow" as it is called in their language. This they do by inlaying the color black under their skins in such a manner as to be indelible; everyone is marked thus in different parts of his body according maybe to his humor or different circumstances of his life.''
Many [[Steroids|steroids]]—specifically glucocorticoids—reduce inflammation by binding to cortisol receptors.  These drugs are often referred to as corticosteroids, though that is a larger category.
 
== Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs ==
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ([[NSAID|NSAIDs]]) alleviate pain by counteracting the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme.  On its own COX enzyme synthesizes prostaglandins, creating inflammation.  In whole the NSAIDs prevent the prostaglandins from ever being synthesized, reducing or eliminating the pain.
 
In addition to medical drugs, many herbs have anti-inflammatory qualities, including: hyssop, ''Arnica montana'' (that contains helenalin, a sesquiterpene lactone), and willow bark (the latter of which contains salicylic acid, which is related to the active ingredient in [[Aspirin|aspirin]]).
 
On the other hand, there are analgesics like [[Acetaminophen|acetaminophen]] (''paracetamol'' outside the U.S., commonly sold as ''Tylenol'') which are commonly associated with anti-inflammatory drugs, but which have no anti-inflammatory effects.
 
== Ice treatment ==
Icing tissue injuries has an anti-inflammatory effect and is often suggested as an injury treatment and pain management technique for athletes.
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Bromelain]]
* [[Analgesic]]

Latest revision as of 06:27, 17 September 2023

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Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was a naturalist aboard James Cook's ship the "Endeavour" in 1769 when it sailed to Tahiti among many other places. Banks was a wealthy young man with a taste for adventure, and also a passionate amateur naturalist who, while neglecting his studies at Eton and Oxford, began to amass an invaluable natural history collection.

In 1767 Banks learned that the Royal Society had chosen James Cook to lead a voyage of exploration to the South Pacific. Among his accomplishments, tattooing was assigned its name from the Tahitian term Ta'Tatau, as the Tahitians referred to it based on the tapping noise of the instruments used. A well known quote from his journal at the time reads,

I shall now mention their method of painting their bodies or "tattow" as it is called in their language. This they do by inlaying the color black under their skins in such a manner as to be indelible; everyone is marked thus in different parts of his body according maybe to his humor or different circumstances of his life.
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