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Does Boswellia help with pain & inflammation?

Possibly — but there are few reports. 82% of 17 people who reported on Boswellia for pain & inflammation say it improved. 12% noticed no change and 6% say it got worse.

Pain & inflammation: what users report
82%better17 reports · few reports
14 better2 no change1 worse

What people say about Boswellia and pain & inflammation

“take curcumin, lots of fish oil, boswellia and devil's claw. I tried every supplement and combination. These worked best for me.”
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“Boswellia is great! It's helped a ton with my joint problems.”
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“Boswellia and Cissus pretty much changed my life. Would highly recommend”
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“I've had arthritis in my hands for a year and a half, and have taken Aleve, turmeric, boswellia and ginger to dampen the pain. The pain relief would last for hours and then come back.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong35 meta-analyses · 78 trials on PubMed
Br J Sports Med · 2018
Dietary supplements for treating osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: The overall analysis including all trials showed that supplements provided moderate and clinically meaningful treatment effects on pain and function in patients with hand, hip or knee osteoarthritis at short term, although the quality of evidence was very low. Some supplements with a limited number of studies and participants suggested large treatment effects, while widely used supplements such as glucosamine and chondroitin were either ineffective or showed small and arguably clinically unimportant treatment effects. Supplements had no clinically important effects on pain and function at medi

Side effects people mention

hives 1increased tinnitus 1increased body 1elevated liver 1

Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Boswellia help with pain & inflammation? 82% of 17 users say yes — PlainPill