Denikeef - Uncaria rhyncyophylla

I want to start to use this herb. Do you think it is a good choice?

PeteZa, Thank you so much.

I checked so many places and could only find Uncaria tomentosa. There is evidently a big difference in treatment of the two.

You are the best! :)

Aww shucks...

Haha sorry PetaZa, didn't mean to steal your thunder :p

Denikeef, yes I take almost all of my herbs in powder. The only ones I do tincture for are ones that I can't find in powdered form, or the ones that Buhner says are best to take as a tincture.

My reasoning is 2-fold:

1.) I'm on heavy antibiotics, and I don't want any reactions with the alcohol in the tinctures (which can be a significant amount when you are doing a lot of herbs at high doses)

2.) It's MUCH cheaper. 1lb of powder lasts for a few months, and costs about $20-40 depending on the herb (note: Chinese Cat's Claw is more expensive: $75-100). I find that amount of money lasts me less than a month for a tincture.

One final note, for those who are interested, Monteagle is out of Chinese Cat's Claw until this Saturday I've been told.

I recently have made a tincture of this. I will let you know how it goes in the comming months once I start to cycle this in (Currently quit taking everything, hoping to restart soon).

Thank you Mister Mike! I thought I had tried them all but obviously had not! Lol!

Thank you everyone for letting me know of these places. I appreciate it.

Mustard Seed, can I ask how you take it in powdered form? Doesn't it taste terrible that way?

I put the tinctures in cranberry juice and they actually don't taste bad that way but powdered would be cheaper. (I am making my own tinctures)

Post Edited (Denikeef) : 6/22/2016 8:23:44 PM (GMT-6)

Yup lots of people do capsules. It's a lot cheaper than buying the capsules pre-filled.

For me though, the idea of capsules is just added effort that I don't really feel like doing.
Plus, with the powder, you guarantee 8-12 cups of water intake every day. Bonus detoxing!

What I do is add a couple of herbs in a cup, and then add in water. Stir it good so that the powder dissolves, and drink. I usually do 3-4 herbs to a cup of water, depending on the amount of each herb.

I just ordered Chinese Cat's Claw the other day, and haven't received it yet, so I can't comment on how it tastes.

Most powdered herbs aren't too bad tasting (cat's claw, cordyceps, black walnut, olive leaf, cloves are all pretty decent; a lot of them make the water taste like tea).

The only one that tastes terrible to me is Japanese Knotweed. I've said it before, it tastes like a chain smoker ate a spoonful of peanut butter and then breathed into your cup haha. Maybe for others it's not so bad.

What I do is plug my nose while drinking, and I don't taste a thing. Honestly, literally zero taste. I plug my nose for all my herb drinks now, even the not so bad ones.

No joke, I could drink horse pee with this method and not notice anything!

Post Edited (Mustard Seed) : 6/22/2016 9:58:33 PM (GMT-6)