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Supplements and Alternative Treatments
 CAM Forum User
CAM Forum User
19 January 2022 at 10:18 am

Glucosamine and Chondroitin in combination with…

…Baicalina, Trans-Resveratrol and Boswélics acids?

Hello

My 12 years old labrador is on a Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplement, her food is also supplemented with elements to help manage arthritis but we still struggle to reduce pain.

I found a natural anti-inflammatory (Inflavet) that I would like to try whose components are Baicalina (Scutellaria baicalensis), Trans-Resveratrol (Polygonum cuspidatum) and Boswélics acids (Boswellia serrata). But I cannot find information about if it is safe to use it alone or in combination with Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplement.

Does anyone know where I can find this type of information.

Thank you in advance
Best Regards

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  • CAM Responded

    19 January 2022 at 10:19 am

    Hey there

    I’m afraid I don’t know very much about the supplement additions you’ve mentioned so I will ask colleagues to see what they can find.

    I would definitely contact the company but I would also find how qualified the person is who is giving you the advice

    Regards
    Hannah

  • CAM Responded

    19 January 2022 at 10:19 am

    From Veerle Dejonckheere a veterinary herbalist…
    I would suggest approaching a recognised herbalist when combining herbs and NSAIDs
    Scutellaria baicalensis and Boswellia I use a lot with arthritis. Be carefull with the stomach!
    Polygonum is not a herb a lot of u in the UK use routinely but I took resveratrol when I had acute Lyme, if I remember well it is great for connective tissue stuff. I could never find any article that made me comfortable using it on dogs with several medication. My mentor, Barbara Fougere siad it is used a lot in the USA. I would want to mellow this out with some stomach herbs/liver herbs/ circulatory herbs and if this dog is already on NSAID I would thread carefully!  combining with glucosamine and chondroitin no problem.

    From a CAM clinical research adviser
    I look forward to hearing what Veerle has to say. I just don’t know enough about this and can’t really find much on it. My concerns include 1) it being a combination supplement, presumably without quality assurance testing, 2) individual components (resveratrol and boswellia) may have some suggestion of clinical efficacy, but nothing convincing that I can find, and 3) side effects and/or drug interactions do not appear to be well elucidated (resveratrol and boswellia, at least, appear to have GI side effects and metabolism via CP450). I wonder why her Lab is only on GC if pain is problematic. Seems in their best interest to refer them to their vet for evaluation and treatment.

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