Re: white willow bark extract

 Any advice as to how much Wintergreen or Cayenne to take for pain?

Wintergreen is used as an oil and is applied topically. And there are stronger choices than these. Licorice root and yucca root for example are much stronger steroidal anti-inflammatories. Although for the chronic pain you are referring to I recommend going with DL-phenylalanine (DLPA) instead. It takes about two weeks to kick in, but the pain relieving effects are long term once it kicks in. Recommended dose is 1000mg 3 times daily at least 30 minutes before meals, then cut back to 500mg 3 times daily after 2 weeks.

My mom is suffering from a lot of pain due to sciatica and significant bone degeneration (both caused by about 20 years of taking Prozac we belive). She sometimes breaks down and takes ibuprofen, but this is only a temporary fix (and probably terrible for her already drug-overloaded liver!). She's basically living with chronic pain all the time right now. Any advice?

I have some additional information for you on how to deal with the bone degeneration I will have to send to you later. Heading out the door right now.