After 40 years as a clinical neurologist, I was unable to find a solution for my painful neuropathy after suffering from encephalitis.

In 2016, I suffered from encephalitis with hospitalizations at Santa Rosa Memorial, UCSF and Brookdale Rehab Hospital in Santa Rosa. I was left with a significant peripheral neuropathy. Fortunately, the motor component improved quickly but the sensory neuropathy seemed to progress during rehabilitation.

I published two books on herbs and nutrients in neurologic disorders and started an herbal pharmacy, Farmacopia. I felt that I might be able to formulate an effective topical cream to block the neuropathic pain and promote nerve regeneration. After a year of experimentation, I ultimately formulated a cream that not only helped restore my sensory nerve function but also proved helpful in an on-going survey clinical trial with several hundreds of individuals with painful sensory neuropathy. During the survey trial, not only was the cream beneficial for polyneuropathy, but appeared to be of definite benefit in other disorders, including mononeuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome or ulnar nerve entrapment.

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Arthritis of the knee or shoulder and soft tissue injuries also responded to application of the cream.

My formulation of SupplementCreams Nerve Balm was guided by several principles:

• First, the cream would contain the herbs and nutrients that I would recommend for oral use in painful peripheral neuropathy. In particular, the ingredients would inhibit glutamate, a neurotransmitter in pain transmission, and enhance GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, including pain inhibition. Vinpocetine was included as an inhibitor of sensory nerve transmission.

• The second principle was to include herbal extractions from Ayur Vedic and western herbology known for their capacity for nerve restoration as well as reduction of inflammation and free radicals. In addition to St. John’s Wort, Bacopa and alpha lipoic acid, I included an Ayur Vedic herb, Shankpushpi, used traditionally as a nootropic. I discovered that Shankpushpi (Convolvulis pluricaulis) enhanced the analgesic effect of the cream and might contribute to its nerve restorative effects. In addition, four essential oils are in SupplementCreams Nerve Balm for their pleasant scent, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and their salutary effect on nerves. The enhanced version of SupplementCreams Nerve Balm contains a complex extract of the mushroom Lions mane,, a strong promoter of human production of nerve growth factor (NGF), a messenger molecule that promotes the regrowth of nerves as well as myelin, the normal insulation on nerve fibers.

  My work resulted in a cream called SupplementCreams Nerve Balm. The cream has a pleasant scent, a fine texture, and, I am told by users, is the most potent topical salve on the market.

Currently, SupplementCreams Nerve Balm comes in 1 oz., 2 oz. and money-saving 2.5 oz. jars. The jars are currently available on the website of my LLC, Supplementcreams.net, and at several stores with supplement sections including Farmacopia, Olivers, Dollar Drug and the Sutter Health Institute for Health and Healing in Santa Rosa, Rosemarys Garden in Sebastopol, Elizabeth Sailer’s (L.Ac.) herbal pharmacy in Petaluma and Natures Health Food store in Palm Springs. It may also be available through your integrated practitioner.

With sincerity, I hope SupplementCreams Nerve Balm is pleasant to use and effective for your painful peripheral neuropathy or other conditions discussed in the product section.

For our health,

Sidney Kurn MD
CEO, SupplementCreams LLC