Boswellia Extract

I developed creaky, achy knees and hips 7 years ago when I started intense aerobic and weight training exercises 5 days a week. During a check-up my doctor found that my Vitamin D level was severely low and I also had some arthritis. I was given prescription Vitamin D2 50,000 units for 6 months and told to take OTC pain killers for the pain. Because my grandmother had debilitating arthritis and trouble walking, I figured I'd end up the same. I developed severe depression and gave up exercise and dancing....I know...bad move. Fast forward 7 years and 50 lbs later, my knees had gotten so bad that OTC painkillers like Aleve, Tylenol, and Advil weren't working anymore. I could not get out of bed, get up from a chair, get out of my car or walk across the room.... much less climb stairs. I got a cane to help me move around and I felt like I was a 90 year old. I was using heating pads, muscle creams, pain pills, and on my best days the pain was still 5 on a scale of 1-10. Most days I was at an 8, where the pain would stop me in the middle of a step. On the days that it hit 10 I was chair bound and couldn't even move if I tried. I'd end up sleeping on the sofa because I couldn't even climb the stairs to go to bed. I was so tired of being sick and tired, I started researching my options. I knew that losing weight would make a tremendous difference but I had to relieve the pain in order to exercise again. I went to forums and heard about Vitamin D deficiency and how it leads to joint and bone deterioration as well as depression, I heard about Krill Oil, Fish Oil and their anti-inflammatory benefits, I heard about Serrapeptase and its ability to dissolve non-living tissue in the body. I already knew about Glucosamine Sulfate being better than Glucosamin HCL as well as the benefits of Collagen, Boron, and Hyuralonic Acid supplements but Boswellia extract was new to me. I was living with pain, inflammation, and swelling joints so I was eager to learn about Boswellia. After reading up on the medical research and visiting medical and health forums to read people's experience with it, I decided that Boswellia was worth a try. I was taking the following supplements and added Boswellia after the 4th week. This is my routine: On empty stomach (take pills then wait 30 min to eat) 1 capsule Serrapeptase 40,000 SPU (3 times a day) 1 capsule Type II Collagen, Boron, Hyaluronic Acid supplement 1 capsule Boswellia extract (2 times a day) This was started 4 weeks into my routine. With food: 1 capsule of Glucosamine Sulfate 750 mg (2 times a day) 12,0000 IU Vitamin D3 soft gel 1 Krill Oil/Hyaluronic Acid soft gel 400 mg Magnesium soft gel (for muscle spasms and aches) 1 tbsp Liquid Vitamin B Complex (for energy) After the first week, the pain was slightly reduced and I was able to stop using the cane to stand up or climb stairs. But I still had severe pain on most days and my knees would lock up in horrible pain during long car rides or upon waking up in the morning. After the second week, the pain was getting better, I would still lock up after long car rides or after waking up but it took less time to work my joints and unlock my knees. I was climbing the stairs one step at a time. Coming back down the stairs took even longer but I was able to do it without help from anyone. After the third week, my knees stopped locking up but I was still feeling the pain in my joints. I was able to go up and down the steps one at a time but I was able to move faster. The pain in my knees was no longer excruciating. I was able to help pack and load an entire condo for moving, but I had to take a single Aleve pill to combat the pain. I started taking Boswellia between week 3 and 4 and noticed less joint swelling and burning sensations. After the fourth week I started to have pain free days. I could keep pace with other people when walking but not when climbing steps. However, I was able to climb steps normally at a slower pace. The swelling and burning I felt in my knees after long walks started to diminish at this point. It is now just over two months and I am 90% pain free. I am no longer in pain when I wake up. I can stand up without pain, walk and climb stairs without pain. I get mild aches in my knees during car trips, which resolve after a a couple of minutes of stretching. If I miss a couple of days worth of supplements I feel achy. If I miss the Boswellia, my knees get swollen and hot after a brisk walk. I make it a point to never skip any days. These supplements work better than any pain med I have tried. They don't cover the problem, they help in the healing process. It's been 1 1/2 months since I took any pain meds at all. I can only imagine how much better I will feel in another month or two. I feel good enough to start gentle exercise. I have a significant amount of weight I need to lose to relieve the burden on my joints. Based on what others have experienced with their weight loss, I am confident I will reach 100% pain relief once I shed the pounds. If it wasn't for the supplements, exercise wouldn't even be an option. I am so grateful for the pain relief that I tell anyone who will listen. It works. You have to stick to it every single day and have patience. It doesn't happen overnight, but it will happen. You will get better.

I am an older guy in my late 60's. I am a big proponent of supplements and healthy living. At age 68, I still have all my teeth, all my hair - which is snow white as I don't believe in hair coloring and just being a natural person - and my blood pressure sticks around 110/65 without any drugs. So, I am pretty healthy. However, as an old guy, my joints have started to bother me. They are stiff a lot and creaky and when I am doing something, I get pains now and then that tell me they are protesting whatever I am doing. So, I am always poking around the Internet looking for ways to relieve various symptoms of things. Boswellia came in front of me in one of my searches as an anti-inflammatory herb that was good for the joints. I have heard of it but never really looked into its properties or uses. One of the interesting things I discovered about Boswellia is that is is also known as frankincense. Yes, the same stuff that has been burned as incense in religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Another benefit is that it appears to have a potential anti-cancer capability as evidenced in experiments with mice. In fact, the more I read about it, the more I decided I needed to try it. I am not one of those people who take an herbal supplement and expect immediate results. I take them for the long term - mostly to head off future problems. I have had colon cancer back in 1997 and am still around. But cancer is scary, so anything I can do to protect myself against a recurrence or new cancers is of high interest to me. So, the anti-cancer thing is a big plus as a protector. However, if you google Boswellia and you start reading about all the things Boswellia is supposed to be good for, it begins to make you wonder how much is hype and how much is fact. It is hard to believe that this stuff can be used to treat: arthritis, diarrhea, dysentery, ringworm, boils, fevers (antipyretic), skin and blood diseases, cardiovascular diseases, mouth sores, bad throat, bronchitis, asthma, cough, vaginal discharges, hair loss, jaundice, hemorrhoids, syphilitic diseases, irregular menses and liver stimulation. Whew! What a list. Not sure I believe all that hype. Happily, this seller does not make all those claims but just concentrates on the joint benefits. I am interested only in the anti-inflammatory benefits and, what I have read about the supposedly anti-cancer benefits in other publications. So, that is why I decided to try it. I picked this brand because it doesn't have junk ingredients, like magnesium stearate or silicon dioxide which seems to be in most supplements on the market. It also is made in America - that is a big plus for me! So, I ordered it and have been taking it since January 12 (2015). So, some of my aches and pains that bothered me up to now include my ankles and knees and a little in my wrists. I do not have arthritis - just what I call "creaky" joints that bother me sometimes when the humidity is high or "just because" it is time for mother nature to crab at me. Whatever the reason, it bugs me now and then. I have been taking this regularly for 20 days and I can really tell the difference. My joints don't bother me nearly as much as they did. I have gone days without even thinking about any aches and pains - a first for a long time. So, this stuff appears to agree with me and I will continue taking it from now on. Like I said, this brand is made in America and has a lot going for it, so this is my brand from now on.

We purchased this for our 17-year old Shepherd/Mix dog who has arthritis in her rear limbs. We give her about 12 tablets a day--which seems like a lot--but that dose has replaced all of her arthritis prescriptions from the vet. She also takes organic Turmeric, Ginger, Glucosamine, MSM, and Cetyl Pure. However, the Boswellia is the ingredient that made it possible to eliminate her prescription meds! She's been taking this for about 3 months and we saw improvement in 5-days. As background: She had a terrible limp and would do the classic "scoot" to move from standing to sitting. She also would not move all day and did not want to go out to relieve herself. With the addition of this Boswellia, she can trot across the yard now and fuss at our neighbor's puppy. She even JUMPED off of the porch a few weeks ago! We saw results after about 5-days when giving her 2 tablets twice per day. She wanted to get up and move around but was still visibly uncomfortable (stumbling, breathing hard, sitting in odd positions to get comfortable). When we increased the tablets to 12 -- she was trotting and playing with our other pup and cats within 2-days and she even JUMPED off of the porch! We were a bit distressed because she was never a jumper and she's about 64 lbs. It was no Olympic jump but she was okay, immediately stood up, shook herself off and trotted across the yard to bark at a dog who was walking with its owner. She's also back to her sassy, alert, territorial self since ending the prescription meds. I've tried the whole gamut of dog pain products and this Boswellia is a high-quality product which really helps. For some pups it may work alone at a lower dose, for others it may work best in combination with other herbs and supplements. Either way, check with your vet to make sure there are no drug interactions or contraindications for your pup. Taste: She hates the taste. Loathes is probably more accurate. She won't eat it in food so we have to carefully pop the capsules into the back of her throat or we empty the contents of the capsules into a bowl of maple syrup, raw honey or molasses (all of which are great for arthritis) and feed it to her from a spoon. GI Alert: The bottle says that it may cause GI discomfort, which it did initially during the first week of use. We could hear her belly gurgling and she had some nausea (did not want to eat) but there was no vomiting or diarrhea. We gave her Tums (per her Vet) but switched to giving her Kefir and plain organic yogurt with the Boswellia instead of Tums in the second week. During that week (and since that time), she has had no GI discomfort. I highly recommend this if you are struggling to keep an older dog or dog with joint discomfort comfortable. This will give them renewed vigor!

I decided to get the Superior Labs Boswellia Extract based on the potency of this particular brand and the amount of information provided on the bottle which shows that this company is serious about the products they offer. I'm currently suffering from some acute lung issues, which is a result of many years of exposure to fumes of industrial cleaning solutions and constant exposure to smoke from burning rapeseed (canola) oil. Some of my research about how to deal with this affliction lead me to Boswellia extract as well as several other supplements. Because my situation was going downhill at such a alarming rate I've started taking several different products including the Boswellia extract at the same time since I needed bring this down slide to a halt. I have managed to stabilize my situation to a certain degree. It's much too early to say that I'm reversing it, but at least it's not getting worse since I started taking the supplements including this Superior Labs Boswellia. One thing that is interesting however that I will mention is that at the same time that my lungs have been giving me so much trouble, I've also made it my goal to stay in good shape an do basic exercise such as sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, as well as squats and leg lunges. Before I started taking the Boswellia extract, whenever I would do squats, with each upward and downward motion I completed I would hear and feel a kind of grinding feeling coming from my knees. It didn't hurt, but it had me worried. In addition to the grinding noise there was also a loud pop, kinda like when you would pop a knuckle and it felt like popping a knuckle as well, but of course this was in my knees. Well, after the 3rd day of taking the Boswellia extract I noticed that both the grinding sound as well as the popping disappeared. The other supplements that I'm taking don't have any effect on joints so I can eliminate those other supplements as being responsible for the noticeable improvement in knee function. What that means is that this Boswellia really works! I'm going to continue taking this Boswellia as well as the other supplements I acquired to deal with my lung issues and with a little luck and prayers, I will be able to recover fully. I've rated this product as 4 starts for the time being, but will increase it to 5 stars if I see my lungs start to improve as well since that was my reason for purchasing it. I think it will take several months at a therapeutic dosage to start to see significant improvement with my lung issue, Always nice finding a product that actually works, specially when there is so much junk on the market! *Edit* 6/22/2017 I did end up fully recovering from my acute lung issues while taking this Boswellia extract so I bumped my rating up to 5 stars. Even though I was taking other supplements along with the Boswellia I do believe the Boswellia was an important factor in my full recovery. I will reorder this product when ever I have respiratory issues in the future, even if not as severe as the one I just went through!

It helps my shoulder pain and I take only a half dose

Excellent quality, I love this Boswellia. I had been taking another brand and it wasn't doing anything for me. I have had some major issues with serious low back and sciatica pain this past year, joints aching, and much more. Been going to the chiropractor but then after adjustments I was so so so sore (unusual for me, so I knew my body was crying out for help) and wanted to try Boswellia again but with all the rave, I knew I must be missing something in my buying decisions of it. So I decided to do some serious research and time and time again, up came this Boswellia and I decided to give it a try. What a difference! Like night and day! This Boswellia works great! I noticed a difference right away, day one, but then that seemed to subside.....so I upped my dose from 1 a day to 2 a day, one in the morning and one at night. I was able to get away from the daily ingestion of ibuprofen and sometimes aspirin (i'd switch off to give my liver a break from the ibuprofen). I highly recommend this Boswellia, don't give up on it right away, takes a week or two to make a big difference but boy what a game changer this has been! I have to say I'm sold on it, but you have to know to get the real pure stuff, and this one is it !!! Don't skimp or waste your money on other brands, because in my research they are not all the same by any means! This one is the best. I've tried it and I'm telling you I'm back to walking again without pain (I've been active and a hiker, etc. and only 53 years of age) walking several miles a day. And my joint pain is down 90% and my sciatica stuff and low back pain, is 90% gone. And the benefits of this as a possible cancer fighter, is in my mind a huge BONUS. Thank you Superior Labs! You rock!

I'd been reading up on what natural supplements to take to help get rid of inflammation. Arthritis has come to live with me and every so often, my joints just flare up for no apparent reason. Boswellia is actually frankincense, which is one of the most potent medicinal herbs known to me. I've studied herbs for years and usually frankincense is beyond spendy. I usually buy it as an essential oil. So I knew about it's properties and what they do in the body when I opted to try this product. I was motivated by a flare up. I began taking one capsule, 1x daily and within a few days I noticed a difference. The knuckles on my right hand, which had been swollen, returned to normal. Overall, my body just doesn't hurt as much since I've added this to my regime. Superior Labs states on the label that the product is manufactured in an FDAregistered and GMP compliant facility, is 100% natural, pure, potent and that each capsule contains 65% Boswellic Acids.with no magnesium stearate, dioxides, preservatives or other potentially harmful artifical ingredients of any kind. The only other natural products in the product are vegetable cellulose and rice flour, I also think it's worthy to note that I received a followup email from the seller, asking for my opinion and reminding me that if I wasn't happy with it, to simply let them know. Overall, I get the distinct impression that Superior Labs is a brand I can trust. I received this product at a discount in exchange for my unbiased opinion. Although I usually have to take a supplement for a couple of months in order to observe a difference in my body, my arthritis responded positively to this product almost immediately. That sold me on this supplement...that and Superior Labs' claims of product purity. I highly recommend this item and hope that it works as well for you as it did for me.

Safely packed and promptly shipped. Appropriate dosage.

I have been using these for months and have noticed pain and inflammation relief with a bad ankle (little to no cartilage left). I stand at work for many hours and have noticed a benefit with these capsules. I only take 2 in the morning every day. They have a 60% level of boswellia compared to some others with lower levels. I do not experience any stomach issues with the piperine. I could probably get even more relief if I upped my dosage daily but have found that my current level is just fine.

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This has no dangerous additives. It is the cheapest in Amazon.

Used to relieve pain and swelling specifically in my hands. Very effective! Label says you can get a free bottle from the seller after a verified purchase. Still waiting for the free bottle.