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Kristy Holman
What are the best anti inflammatory herbs? Thank you!
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Greg Boggs
I think it would largely depend on what you need it for. If it is for something topical, I would probably combine calendula, comfrey, and arnica. There are tons of herbs that have anti-inflammatory actions but you’d probably want something targeted towards the inflammation you are trying to treat
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I injured my shoulder (rotator cuff) and was told to take 2 tylenol and 2 advil 3 times a day for the inflammation. I’m not doing that. So I’m searching for herbal options.
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Yeah, I don’t blame you there. What herbs do you have on hand?
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I have a pretty good stock. I was thinking maybe comfrey would help. Which ones would you suggest?
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All the herbs in Doc’s Joint Support formula (slide 8) have good anti-inflammatory actions, so that could be a good starting point to see if you have any of those. If I were to look at what I grow and have experience with personally, I would look at grabbing calendula (I put this in like, all my formulas because I love it, but it also has anti-inflammatory properties), comfrey (anti-inflammatory and will speed up healing), hops (anti-inflammatory and pain relief), chamomile (anti-inflammatory and nerve calming), burdock root (helps eliminate inflammatory toxins), and dandelion leaf (also helps remove inflammatory toxins). There are a few others in my stash but those would all be what I go to first.
Also, a huge benefit to reducing inflammation would be to examine your diet. Try to eliminate processed foods and replace them with unprocessed whole foods.
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Thank you! I have all of the ones you mentioned except hops and I tend to forget it. I need to order some though. I know Doc’s first choice is tinctures but I think I’ve read that comfrey isn’t recommended to be taken internally. And yes, I absolutely need to clean up my diet. I do really well for a while and then don’t for one reason or another.
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There is a lot of conflicting information out there on taking comfrey internally. I’m of the opinion that its fine to take internally but its always best to do your own research. Tinctures are great for how fast they can get absorbed by your body, but really the best thing to do is just get the herbs in you by whatever means you have available.
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I’m working on a list of things I needed to order from the herb shop now and the joint support powder blend and tincture are on my list, although the tincture is backordered. For right now, what do you think of this protocol, I have capsules that I’ve made with turmeric, ginger and a little black powder (take 1 or 2 tonight), chamomile tea and I thought about making a poultice with comfrey to wrap around my arm. Your thoughts? I also have tinctures that I have made of comfrey, chamomile, calendula and maybe dandelion.
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Yeah that sounds great! Good job on remembering to add in the black pepper, although I will say that I heard black pepper loses its effectiveness quickly, so you probably wouldn’t want to make a lot of supply and rather grind the pepper for the herbs each day. I haven’t tested this out personally though.
And the only thing I would say as a reminder is to take a day off each week to let your body rest. You are throwing a lot of medicine at it and will be good to let your body have a break each week, except for the poultice you mentioned, that you can keep doing.
Be sure to come back to this thread and post updates on how you feel the herbs are working!
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Thank you so much for all of your help!
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ann peschges
Thank you, Greg, for your thorough information!
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Lisa Derksen
for arthritis type inflammation, I’ve found turmeric with fresh ground pepper to be the most effective.
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Thank you, I’ve been using that as a capsule and tea. That along with Dr Christopher’s Bone and Tissue and peppermint oil have helped but I’m about to order the hops tincture from here to add to that regimen.
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Dr. Patrick Jones
In addition to Greg’s suggestions, comfrey tincture topically is quite good for inflammation pain and will also speed healing of the injury.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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Katherine Monroe
The powdered herbs that we can purchase from your shop, can they be made into tinctures? I purchased some dried gingko from a company that I thought was ok and made a tincture. The next morning there were bubbles all at the top of the jar. I used 80 proof vodka. Now I don’t know if I should throw out or what.
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The powdered herbs that we can purchase from your shop, can they be made into tinctures? I purchased some dried gingko from a company that I thought was ok and made a tincture. The next morning there were bubbles all at the top of the jar. I used 80 proof vodka. Now I don’t know if I should throw out or what.
Anything powdered from our shop can be made into tinctures.
I wouldn’t worry about your Ginkgo bubbles. Just shake the tincture frequently.
Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.
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