Herbal Remedies?

[gemmat]

What herbal remedies do people on here use? And has anybody tried anything with particular success? I know a lot of people swear by things like garlic to keep away flies but there are many more out there.

Ive been using Devils Claw (Nobute) for pain relief, and it is definately helping a bit. However having read up more about it I have switched to Boswellia as it does not have known side effects like Devils Claw. ;D

Its a very interesting topic, there are loads of herbal remedies out there, and apparantly they are often more powerful than conventional remedies.

If anyone is interested the link for Boswellia is:

www.pegasushealth.com/products.php?cat=7

[liberationsquare]

I use glucosomine tablets for crocket
Garlic in feeds for flies and digestion
Arnica cream for swellings/heamatomas
i've even used pidgeon poo poo on tendon injuries

[mellj]

I know its not strictly herbal, but when Ellie started with a cough when she came in last winter, I gave her honey in her feeds and it seemed to help clear it up. I also give her garlic in her feeds.

Many years ago ( ) when I had my first pony, I won a tub of honey and garlic in a 'Your Horse' competition (in fact I found the letter they sent me the other day!! ) and when my pony got a cough I gave her it and that cleared up too!!

[mysticforest]

Not really a herbal thing but for coughs I use Brochial mixture, syringed down lol

Garlic has helped my horse's snotty nose! he was losing quite a bit of thick white snot but put him on garlic and he's better! (getting him scoped to make sure though)

Have seen people feed Dandelion roots, like dug up from the ground

Raw eggs too, linseed ground into powder, will think of the others and come back to this lol