Dear Stephen, I’m having trouble locating Uncaria rhynchophylla as a separate product from Uncaria tomentosa — as recommended for neuroborreliosis.
cat’s claw
Cat’s claw, autoimmunity and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Dear Stephen, I remember reading somewhere that cat’s claw shouldn’t be used in its complete form if you have an autoimmune condition and the TOA free form Samento should be used instead.
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome and samento
Dear Stephen, I was diagnosed with Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome and want to know if samento is contraindicated because it has the quinovic acid glycosides on which quinolone antibiotics are based.
Raintree is closing – cat’s claw alternatives?
Dear Stephen, I just heard that Raintree Nutrition is closing. Can you recommend alternatives to their cat’s claw?
Cat’s claw and tendonitis
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.
Cat’s claw source while Raintree is out of stock
Dear Stephen, I have been using Raintree’s cat’s claw capsules per your book recommendation. However, Raintree’s cat’s claw is out of stock and will be so indefinitely… Could you please suggest an alternative?
Raintree cat’s claw dosage vs. Pacific Botanicals
Dear Stephen, Why such a big discrepancy between the dosage for Raintree’s cat’s claw and Pacific Botanicals?
Cat’s claw worsening tendonitis pain
Dear Stephen, Since a most recent tick bite, I have tendonitis pain in both of my arms. I find that now when I take cat’s claw, the pain worsens. So I have stopped using it, and my immune system is worse now. Any idea why this is happening?
Lyme prevention in dogs
Dear Stephen, Is there a preventative course of herbal treatments to help prevent ticks from getting on the dogs? We do tick/flea baths, they wear a collar and they get the Frontline but they still get ticks.
Extreme joint pain from cat’s claw
Dear Stephen, I was wondering if you have heard of other folks having extreme joint pain when taking cat’s claw.