Re: Cat's Claw Legal or Illegal on SCD?

[Guest guest]

Hi from Toronto too.

If you want a non pill helper, I find ginger really great as an overall anti-inflammatory for joint pain. You just grate or puree it and boil in water for 10 mins. Then strain. If it's too strong a taste for you just water it down. I add honey and cinammon for flavour. It gives my body a real sense of comfort. It's a wonderful winter drink. If the weather is hot, I add soda water and have a real ginger ale.

I tried cat's claw years ago to no effect that I noticed.

Cat's Claw Legal or Illegal on SCD?

Hi. I am looking for natural anti-inflammatory supplements to treat a particularly painful case of sciatica. I already take curcumin (extracted from turmeric), but it isn't sufficient on its own.

I found some references to cat's claw as a good anti-inflammatory, but it seems to be made from the inner bark of Uncaria tomentosa.

Since cinnamon is also made from bark of a different tree, I am hoping that this means that Cat's Claw is SCD-legal. It's not listed on www.pecanbread.com, nor on http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/legal/legal_illegal_a-c.htm

Looking forward to advice...

Regards, Ellen in Toronto

SCD 2 years

[Guest guest]

Ellen

I’m

sorry to say that herbs used in a supplement form are considered to be risky,

should be off-limits while on SCD. Herbs used as a spice (minute amounts)

are OK while on SCD, although not everyone can tolerate them early on in the

healing journey. The problem is that most herbs, particularly roots and

barks, are chock-full of polysaccharides. If you have a compromised

digestion, as most of us do, then this will only aggravate our intestines,

disrupting the gut ecology. At the worst, it will cause more damage, new

symptoms; at the best, delay healing.

Our

bodies still have to process the herbs, no matter what the form being ingested.

Yes, the amounts in a supplement, whether tablet or tea or mixed in water, are

small. But over time there is a risk of damage and toxicity, especially

if you are starting out with a compromised digestive and immune system.

So

my opinion is that cat’s claw is unwise to use over the long-term. I

wouldn’t use curcumin either, because of the risks. I can’t

state positively that is an illegal – if Elaine were here she could weigh

in with her opinion on that. Just be aware of the risks, if you decide to

take cat’s claw, especially more than once.

Elaine

discusses herbs on her website. And here are some comments on herbal

supplements: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/herbal_remedies.htm

Cinnamon

is OK to use in spice doses, which will be tiny amounts, and not consumed every

day. If your body tolerates it, and not all of us can.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

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Hi. I

am looking for natural anti-inflammatory supplements to treat a particularly

painful case of sciatica. I already take curcumin (extracted from turmeric),

but it isn't sufficient on its own.

I found some references to cat's claw as a good anti-inflammatory, but it seems

to be made from the inner bark of Uncaria tomentosa.

Since cinnamon is also made from bark of a different tree, I am hoping that

this means that Cat's Claw is SCD-legal. It's not listed on www.pecanbread.com, nor on http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/legal/legal_illegal_a-c.htm

Looking forward to advice...

Regards, Ellen in Toronto

SCD 2 years