3. Wild yam
Not a lot of people know this but wild yam is a natural anti-inflammatory and can help alleviate cramping almost immediately. Wild yam can be hard to find in lots of places, despite the fact that it was once widespread and common.
You only have to look at one of the latest video games to understand the historical use and value of herbs like yam. In Red Dead Redemption 2, the main character Arthur Morgan uses wild yam to treat a range of sickness problems and ailments. It isn’t clear whether one of those ailments is leg cramping, but if it was an issue, it certainly wouldn’t have been once he’d consumed some wild yam.
There are lots of old songs and pieces of poetry that talk about wild yam and how it has been man’s best friend for a long time. Interestingly, it is dogs that are man’s best friend nowadays and wild yam rarely gets a look in.