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Golden Seal

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phoebewhite
phoebewhite

Has anyone taken Golden Seal to help their UTI symptoms? How did you get on with it?

Thanks.

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  • miriam65408
    miriam65408 phoebewhite

    Posted

    Hi Phoebe, I'd never heard of it but was curious so I had a quick look and found this:

    "research at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School has shown goldenseal’s medicinal effectiveness as an immune stimulant may be due to its ability to reduce the pro-inflammatory response, which indirectly leads to the  limiting of clinical symptoms during infection. Goldenseal is also recommended to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are caused by bacterial overgrowth in the bladder’s interior walls. The berberine in goldenseal actually prevents the E. coli from binding to urinary tract walls."

    It sounds like it may work in a similar way to craanberry juice which also stops bugs clinging to the walls. I would suggest it's possibly worth giving it a go - and letting us know how you get on!

    • phoebewhite
      phoebewhite miriam65408

      Posted

      Thanks Miriam, I don't know where I heard about it, that remains a mystery. wink

  • lina99524
    lina99524 phoebewhite

    Posted

    It's a natural antibiotic but I heard it takes 10-12 days to work and that's a while for uti pain.  I'd like to know if anyone tried it too..

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