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Posted 9/3/2012 5:37 PM (GMT 0)
I am currently experimenting with grapeseed extract, evening of primrose, (chamomile, ginger, and peppermint) teas, and tumeric currently..Probiotics cause me pain and discomfort along with stuff like flax seed ect..What herbs have you tried and if so any of the ones I am trying with any success??
Posted 9/5/2012 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on Chinese herbal medicine for 15+ years.  It consists of some 16 different individual herbs.  It helped me, thought it did not cure the disease. 
Posted 9/5/2012 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
If probiotics cause you pain then you may want to switch brands or use less.

When flaring I found that chewing DGL licorice 20-30 minutes before eating helped relieve abdominal pain. Boswellia and curcumin also seem to help in general.

Some people have found some relief after drinking slippery elm tea.
Posted 9/5/2012 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
I do well with turmeric and aloe. Licorice tea helps with digestion and pro biotics really help so I agree about trying a different brand/kind. Slippery elm and marshmallow didn't seem to help at all. I just started ashawaganda so fingers crossed. I am taking EPO but not for my crohns. It may help a bit. Digestive enzymes help when I am flaring bad (like now) and I start getting malabsorption and bloating/gas.
Posted 9/6/2012 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
I have tried oodles, but the ones that do comfort me are marshmallow tea and slippery elm tea. although they do not cure.. Tumeric is said to help bring down inflammation but be careful not to get too much because it can cause stomach discomfort. If your body is deficient in probiotics and you start taking them, good and bad bacteria go into a fight so you may feel more gas and discomfort in the beginning, it usually is only temporary until the good bacteria takes over then it should make you feel better. If you feel actual pain then the other poster is right, change to something else or try good old yogurt in small amounts in the beginning.
Posted 9/6/2012 4:01 AM (GMT 0)
I made a post on this more than three years ago:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=17&m=1385214

Periodically I repost this when someone brings up the topic of herbal treatments.

A lot of initial enthusiasm was expressed, but nobody has actually followed through as far as I know. Which is a pity.

I continue to take lingzhi. For 3-1/2 years, and all my symptoms have disappeared. I have some other friends here in Taiwan who are on lingzhi for various other types of inflammatory diseases (arthritis, diabetes inflammation of the feet, mouth ulcers, iritis) and they get good results too. It seems that lingzhi is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb. Not a cure, but great symptomatic relief.

Too bad more people in Western countries aren't willing to try it. In fairness, obtaining good lingzhi may not be all that easy outside of China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, where it's well-known. I'm in Taiwan where I can buy it with ease, and it's cheap here.

Post Edited (ozonehole) : 9/5/2012 10:08:38 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/6/2012 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
@EruditePaul, my uncle is a doctor of Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Would you be able to find out what all of the herbs are in your mixture so I could ask him about it?

@ozonehole, thanks for that post. I'll ask my uncle about how easy it is to get in the States.
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