Cat’s claw and tendonitis

by Stephen Harrod Buhner | Jul 17, 2012 | cat's claw, Herbs, muscle/skeletal/joint, SLEEP, Symptoms | 5 comments

Dear Stephen,
I am on the protocol and I am now experiencing something that I used to experience before treatment; a kind of tendonitis – big pain and such a strange sensation of melting at the level of the ligaments in my hands (palm), in the sole ligaments (thenar), and also intercostal, the left-bottom side, starting all the time in the night, as soon as I get to bed. I have read in your book Healing Lyme about the controversy regarding cat’s claw and tendonitis as a possible effect. What do you suggest to improve my health? I am in doubt of using cat’s claw (3*3 /daily), but am more concerned about addressing my pain and insomnia. Thank you.

Stephen’s response:
Sida acuta tincture for the sole and palm pain as well as glucosamine/msm mixture. For insomnia: melatonin liquid drops just before bed, ashwagandha (1 tsp day of tincture, just before bed), and Chinese skullcap root tincture ¼-1/2 tsp 3x daily.

Stephen

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Stephen Harrod Buhner

Stephen Harrod Buhner was an Earth poet and an award-winning author of twenty-four books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine including the acclaimed book Healing Lyme: Natural Healing & Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis & Its Co-infections.

Stephen came from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, was his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911.

Stephen’s work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including Common Boundary, Apotheosis, Shaman’s Drum, The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America. Stephen lectured yearly throughout the United States on herbal medicine, the sacredness of plants, the intelligence of Nature, and the states of mind necessary for successful habitation of Earth.

He was a tireless advocate for the reincorporation of the exploratory artist, independent scholar, amateur naturalist, and citizen scientist in American society – especially as a counterweight to the influence of corporate science and technology.
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jessica herling on April 30, 2016 at 10:08 pm

Hi I am so lost I been taking Olive leaf for my lymes bought cats claw and aloe my stomack is huge and my joints are unbearable lots of knee pain and neck pain can you help me i don’t know where to start i been doing great on the olive leaf as well as oregano but i am getting discouarged…. thank you
Linda Cairns on July 21, 2017 at 3:54 am

I am the same I have just started Stevia and my pain levels are really bad( which is a good thing as I am really herxing) making my own tincture too. I am hopeful it will kill it.
Xavier on December 30, 2017 at 6:11 pm

Hello,
I am a bass player. I have had so much problems with my right hand (plucking hand). 2 Years ago, during a gig, my right hand collapsed on itself. I could not open it up. Doctors said it was Arthritis. One said I have Tendonitis, another said it was Carpel Tunnel.
Well, since then, my fingers get stiff and my wrist (palm, inside)feels like hard bubbles in there popping. Sucks. I have used all kinds of Herbal stuff. Nothing works. Could Cat’s Claw help?
Sabine on March 8, 2018 at 5:56 am

Very interesting. I had rickettsia and it is chronic. Had achilles tendonitis now in my thumbs. I am thinking of trying teasel root externally. Anyone have experience with this?
Roy Tuggle on July 19, 2019 at 2:42 am

Irish sea moss will strengthen tendons, bones,joints