NOW Foods Supplements, Boswellia Extract 250 mg, plus Turmeric Root Extract, 120 Veg Capsules

Part of an effective regimen that has many components for my osteoarthritis of the hip.Preceding my hip inflammation by four or so years, a long standing condition of repetitive injury, specifically groin strain, then the pain/inflammation and weakness began spreading to the adductor muscle (inside thigh muscle), then continuing on to affect my abductor or outside thigh muscle and IT band, which runs from knee to upper side buttocks, into the lower back, this IT band is very long!. So in this cascade of effects, the hip joint was out of alignment and then subject to friction because it was no longer sitting in the proper alignment.Though various chiropractors and massage therapists offered me some relief, with one chiropractor getting me back to about 85%range of motion and no pain. However, for some unknown reason he changed his protocol and it was no longer effective in putting and/or keeping the hip joint in its place. Had someone somewhere along the way, given me hip stabilization exercises, which I found out too late from a sports therapist, I would rarely have had to go back to someone to have this hip joint put back into place, instead keeping the joint aligned with very specific exercises designed to keep it there.So I find myself not only with osteoarthritis, but also still the chronic pain, weakness and inflammation surrounding the whole hip complex.Though prescription strength ibuprophen, and then sometimes flexaril - muscle relaxer - would often give me immediate relief, taking these over a long period of time are actually detrimental to the health of the joint and muscle tissues.Enter natural remedies.I have a long list of what I take, but specifically for pain :Nature's way devils claw extract - 2 capsules - there is just a devils claw they make but not as potent, so look for the extract,NOW's Bowellia extract, 2 capsulesFlora's White Willow Bark, 2 capsulesViva Labs or Nutrigold's Turmeric Curcumin Complex, 2 capsulesDoctor's Best MSM 2 capsulesMetagenics Kaprex 1 capsuleNow I know this is a lot in one sitting, but it took finding this, thru my own experimentation, for my level of pain. Averaging 5-8 on the pain scale very often.But I get a handful of brazil nuts or other nuts/seeds, with a glass of water, and take these about 3 or 4 at a time, eat another nut, swallow 3 or 4 more capsules, etc.This is as effective for me as the ibuprophen, inhibits the cox 1 and cox 2 and quelling inflammation and further joint destruction. And over time, approximately 120 days, has steadily, along with my regimen specially addressing my osteoarthritis condition, gotten me to a function and pain level of , over the past two weeks, around 3 to 4, and I've been pushing it due to the Christmas shopping season!This has allowed me to very gradually add exercises back into my routine that I have been able to do for a long time because of pain and muscle weakness.As I'm able to strengthen and stabilize my core and hips, this will then, I'm hoping, continue to improve my condition.

I was taking another brand from my doctor but it was too expensive. This one was perfect and great price. There is no black pepper which is in most turmeric supplements and black pepper can cause inflammation. I use this supplement for arthritis pain and general inflammation in the body but I do take twice the dosage and that is what my doctor had me on. Please ask your doctor first.

Great value for your money. I didn’t think I needed it during the hotter months of summer and stopped taking & the pain returned. I also give it to my dog and just sprinkle a little on his food and found he’s playing more and acting more like he was younger. Just have to watch carefully with both of us because it can irritate the stomach.

I loved it was not a capsule, (it is a gelcap) and that it was available on subscribe and save. Now for the last 4 months I can't get it without paying a higher price and not getting it autoshiped each month. I'm really disappointed. I guess I will end up having to cancel the order and do without. Products that don't use soy products, whether it's powder or oil, is really hard to find. This was one.

I could not believe how fast this relieved my pain. I had tried about everything.

I sold this product when I had a health foods store. We had to oder in cases because they sold so fast. I like the NOW brands. Family owned company. High quality. Boswellia is actually Indian Frankincense. I often wondered if it was the gift given to Jesus at His birth because it works so well.

Frankincense family NOW are great products

Start using for my injured knee with swelling snd my tired painful ankle it helped a lot