Boswellia Fights Pain at a Price

I to have tried Boswellia. What great relief. Have had no problems with it that I am aware of. But taking Coumadin and Lasix and am wondering if that may cause a problem. Do you have any adverse results reported with it in conjunction with the two reported medications?

And the battle for a cure for arthritis pain goes on and on. The only thing that seems to consistently work without side effects is moderate exercise and weight reduction. Many of us have developed arthritis because we did neither of these for most of our lives.

Boswellia is related to Frankincense. If the pills are bothering your system, you might be able to use the oil diluted on the effected joints. I use Frankincense with several clients with joint pain. I find 4 drops of Frankincense to 5 mls of carrier oil like Almond or Grapeseed to work very well.

I have real bad back pain from arthritis. Can't use ibuprofen type medication due to a case of bleeding ulcers about 10 years. Ibuprofen did a great job of pain reduction but I am now taking hydrocodone which doesn't work as well and has some rough side affects. Anybody out there with a solution using herbal remedies? Thanks, Guy.

I have terrible TMJ that locks my jaw and causes blinding pain just above my ear. Boswellia is the only thing that has consistently helped me. I have tried everything and Boswellia keeps me able to function. Anyone with pain or inflammation should try this herb.

I have struggled with sacral pain after pelvic FX, for 2 yrs. I had no relief with tramadol, darvocett, vicodin. Out of desperation I tried the natural supplement Boswellia. I have been pain free for 3 days since I started it. I have taken (2) 307mg tabs, about every 6-8hr. I can tell when it's wearing off. It is like a miracle. I have trouble w/ GERD, and so far stomach is ok. age 47.

I have been using boswellia for years at 1200/mg/day. I have not had any side effects however, I am not using any other meds for the arthritis/F/M. I was on celebrex, etc and had many problems with reflux, etc.

Did you try only taking with meals? Could taking it with more fluids or milk alleviate this?

I would like to know where can you find this herb and how much is the normal dose, or how many mg. is normal?

I have polymyalgia rheumatica. Doctor has tried Methotrexate, celebrex, Plaquinil and Prednasone. The only thing that has helped is Prednasone. I was on 5 mg daily until my doctor closed his practice and I have a NEW doctor. He doesn't like Prednasone. I am back to night fevers, muscle aches and general bad times. Have tried Mobic, and NABUMETONE. I have never felt so bad. Am thinking about trying Boswella. Ran across your forum during search. Any experience with polymyalgia?

Boswellin is a resin, so it is harder to digest. You could try taking it with ginger. Ginger is also a natural anti-inflammatory, but it increases stomach acid secretion, so it will help you digest the Boswellin better.

As a stomach soother- I personally make, I use slippery elm bark to settle the acids in the stomach thus coating the lining that gets the stomach acid all upset. It works good for me. I take 2 size o capsules of boswellia serrata twice daily for my tendonitis . I also take enteric coated fish oil once a day ( a blood thinner but good for circulation) and panax gensing for hormonal balance and energy).

Has worked several years for me with no poor effects. However any supplement should be tried one at a time so you can rule out allergy. Herbs have side effects - be careful out there. Take a course on herbology or find a local practitioner with license and credentials- there are also a lot of money hungry folks that will sell you anything. Boswellia looks and smells like powdered cheese- don't get scammed. Be safe, and healthy.

I have heard about the stomach irritation so, I am unsure about using this herb.
I take asiphex for acid reflex but, only when needed. Do you recommend this product still?

My 87 year old father has lower muscle back pain. Therapy does not work and he no longer wants to take NSAIDS. Is Boswellia an option and at what dosage should he start out? I have noted a number of heartburn side effect notes. Will taking an antacid do any harm?

I have the same problem. Did you learn if you can take this with coumadin?

This was absolutely helpful. I am in the process of weaning myself off of all pharmaceutical medicines and replacing them with natural alternatives. The Boswellia that I have chosen has Camomile and Turmeric added to it in the capsules. So far, it is taking the edge off my RA pain. I am also incorporating Raiki treatments which is helping as well.

I also would like to know if I can take it because I also am on coumadin.

Has the question from Earl A K about possible interaction of Boswellia wiyh Coumadin been answered? I have the same question.

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: WE COULD FIND NO REPORTS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN BOSWELLIA AND WARFARIN.

I heard somewhere that boswellia was dangerous to your liver. I already have a lesion on my liver and am worried about boswellia. Anyone who about this?

I have osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, a blood clot, and a torn meniscus that I will not have operated on because I had surgery for the same condition on my right knee, and it didn't help. The surgery made me more vulnerable to osteoarthritis. I have to take a session of sometimes painful Synvisc injections to my knees every six months, and it doesn't always work, so I have to take cortisone injections periodically in order to walk.

As a result, I have gained a lot of weight, ( just five years ago I was physically active and on the slender side) because every exercise I have ever tried would hurt over a period of time (I have had years of weight training and other cardio training, and I know the difference between the healthy "burn " you are supposed to feel and serious pain). I also have some lumbar arthritis and a narrowing of a disk. And to top that off I have recently been diagnosed with hemicrania continua, a chronic pain that radiates from the left side of my head to my entire face, if I let it go. I once had it last continuously for six months until I had a cervical nerve ablation ( burning the nerves in the neck to deaden the pain).

The pain has pretty much subsided when I took Indocin, and has improved with surgery. Most of the time I only need to take the Indocin once a day. BUT there are problems with water retention and high blood pressure (normally my blood pressure is low). My pain Doctor suggested that I try boswellia for my chronic pain, because of the dangerous side effects of Indocin. And Indocin doesn't seem to work on my other joint pains.

He told me there have been studies about using boswellia to control hemicrania continua. I have been looking for this study. Has anyone heard of it? I plan on taking it, but have limited resources. Does anyone know what dosage to take, and what a good brand would be? Some have 60% boswellia, and the studies re arthritis involve only 38%, 2-3 times a day. Because I have to take Coumadin, I cannot take a mixture of other herbs, like ginseng, ginko biloba, etc.

I am diagnosed with PreLupus and Fibromyalgia and my doctor thought by adding Boswellia to my regimen would ease the joint pain so I started taking it and and the pain started getting worse so I stopped waited a week and started again and the joint pain was so bad I could not even get out of bed. So deciding this was the culprit I stopped taking again and each day have started to feel better again.

I have had reactions to prescribed medications similarly so concluded that this is my bodies way of telling me it doesn't like this but am confused because I have not read of anyone else responding to Boswellia this way. Is this related to Nsaids causing me severe swelling? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

HM40, I also have serious problems with a LOT of medications. One natural remedy that I have found that helps me more than morphine, Oxycodone etc. is made with curcurmin. It is called RE-LEV-IT. No it doesn't take my pain away completely but it does make it livable. More than any of the drugs I've tried.

The only person I have given it to who wasn't helped was my brother and he refused to take a digestive enzyme with it. As we get older most of us need digestive enzymes so be sure to take one with just to be sure.

Am using Boswellia, and the brand I use is affordable. I go through 1 1/2 bottles a month of 400mg (3600 mgs a day). It works! I'm one who is a skeptic about herbal cures. I haven't had any really bad hemicrainia continua attacks for a few months, but I made the mistake of forgetting to take it for a day or two, and the stiffness in my knees has come back, so I got back on it ASAP. I use a boswellia online and it is cheap, esp if you use Amazon.