Do you have sore joints?

Do you have many digestive symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, blood and/or mucus in the stools, etc?

In practice, I have found Boswellia to be extremely beneficial for both of these conditions due to its great anti-inflammatory properties!  Boswellia serrata is native to India, Northern Africa and the Middle East.  Extracts of the gummy exudate found under the Boswellia bark is used in Ayurvedic medicine as an anti-arthritic, astringent, stimulant, expectorant and anti-septic.

Indications

Asthma

Boswellia demonstrates a significant improvement in both the symptoms of asthma and the objective measures of lung and immune function.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Leukotrienes are hypothesized to play a role in the inflammatory process of UC.  When compared to sulfasalazine (a common anti-inflammatory medication used for the treatment of UC), Boswellia extract showed similar or even better improvements in their UC symptoms and some patients even went into remission!

Crohn’s Disease (CD)

When compared to mesalazine in the treatment of acute Crohn’s disease, Boswellia produced similar significant decreases in CD symptoms.

Osteoarthritis (OA)

Patients who take Boswellia experience a significant decrease in pain and swelling, and an increase in the range of motion.

Cautions

Toxicity studies in rats and primates have not shown any pathological changes in hematological, biochemical or histological parameters at doses up to 1000 mg/kg.  The LD50 is > 2 g/kg.

** Please note that this is NOT medical advice and that you should talk to your healthcare provider before taking this supplement

If you’d like to sit down with me to discuss whether Boswellia would be beneficial for your specific case, CONTACT ME HERE to set up a complimentary 15 min discovery call/meeting and we can get started.

What’s a discovery call/meeting?  It’s where we get to know each other better to ensure that I’m the right practitioner for you and that you have the opportunity to ask your questions about Naturopathic Medicine before we move forward with an initial Naturopathic consultation.

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References

• Monograph: Boswellia serrata.  Alt Med Rev. 2008 13(2): 165-167.

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