Not medical advice. Sylva indexes traditional, fringe, and emerging remedies — including ideas mainstream medicine has rejected. Talk to a clinician before changing any treatment.

Sylva
The library

28 remedies, honestly labeled.

Every entry is tagged by tier of evidence — from controlled trials to folk tradition. Filter by ailment or search by name.

Clinical evidence

Curcumin

Indian Ayurveda

The yellow polyphenol of turmeric. Hundreds of trials show anti-inflammatory effects rivaling NSAIDs for osteoarthritis, with emerging anticancer signal.

InflammationArthritisCancerDepression
Clinical evidence

Boswellia (Frankincense)

Ayurveda & ancient Egyptian medicine

Boswellic acids inhibit 5-LOX, the inflammatory pathway NSAIDs miss. Trials show meaningful pain and stiffness reduction in osteoarthritis and ulcerative colitis.

ArthritisInflammationCancer