Herbal medicine has been used to treat pain for centuries. By naturally formulated dog aspirin, I’m not actually referring to buffered aspirin that is commonly used with dogs, but herbs that have been formulated to act as a dog aspirin. To find the most common herbs used to relieve pain in dogs, I’ve looked at some ingredients of herbal products on the market designed specifically for dogs. The first one is Pet Bounce, which I’ve actually started promoting on this blog because they offer a risk free trial, and it appears to be a great product.
The active ingredients in Pet Bounce dog aspirin is Apis mellifica, Belladonna, Caulphyllum, Colchicum autumnale, Rhus toxicodendron, and Ruta graveolens.
*Apis mellifica alleviates fluid retention, burning, and stinging pain.
*Belladonna for stiffness, swelling, and back pain.
*Caulphyllum treats spasms and arthritic stiffness.
*Colchicum autumnale is used for gout and spasms.
*Rhus toxicodendron has antihistamine properties and is anti-inflammatory.
*Ruta graveolens treats stiffness, swelling, and joint pain.
It’s important with these herbs for dog aspirin to have the correct formulation, because incorrect dosages can lead to toxicity. Another excellent herbal dog aspirin is K9-MX, which also has glucosamine and collagen in the ingredients. K9-MX dog aspirin has Boswellia Serrata, White Willow Bark, Sarsaparilla, Yucca, Feverfew, Devil’s Claw, Bromelain, Collagen Type II, Glucosamine Sulphate & HCL, Hyaluronic Acid, Chondroitin Sulphate, Keratan Sulphate, Dermatan Sulphate, Herparan Sulphate, Alkaline Phosphatase, Neutrophils, Pantocrine, Bone Morphogenetic Protein, and L-Proline.
The ingredients for a Chinese herbal dog aspirin called Quad-Flex include: cang zhu (rhizoma atractylodis), dang gui wei (extremitas radicis angelicae sinensis), du huo (radix angelicae pubescentis), fen fang ji (radix stephaniae tetandrae), huang bai (cortex phellodendri), lu lu tong (fructus liquidambaris), luo shi teng (caulis trachelospermi), qing huo (radix notopterygii), qin jiao (radix gentianae macrophyllae), sang zhi (ramulus mori), shi gao (gypsum fibrosum), wei ling xian (radix clematidis), wu jia pi (cortex acanthopanacis), xi xian cao (herba siegesbeckiae), yi yi ren (semen coicis), and zhi mu (radix anemarrhenae).
It should be easy to see that buffered aspirin, which can lead to gastro-intestinal problems if used long term, is not your only option for an arthritic dog. There are a wide variety of herbs, and naturally formulated dog aspirin on the market which can help relieve pain. As with human medicine, herbs may not always be as powerful as a drug. There are times when you need to bypass the herbal treatment, and go the more conventional path for immediate relief. In cases of mild pain however, the herbal dog aspirin will be a much healthier choice long term.
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