[Molly H]

I have read creams work better than pills.

It must be doubtful whether creams can work better than pills, because there is only so much that you can get the skin to absorb - remember that the skin is designed to keep things out of the body, whereas the digestive system is designed to get things into the body. On the whole you would think that creams would be limited in their effect compared to pills, as with pills you can get more of the herbs into the body.