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Biological Activity Antiarthritic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 540 mg/day Graedon, J. and Graeden, T. 1991. Graedon's Best Medicine: From Herbal Remedies to High-Tech Rx Breakthroughs. Bantam Books, New York. 444 pp.
GENTIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSAMINE-SULFATE 500 mg 3 x day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GOLD not available Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENALIN 2.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
HELENALIN-ESTERS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
HOMOAROMOLINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LANCEOLARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINDLEYIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
MAGNESIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MANGANESE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHANYLSULFONYLMETHANE not available Abel, R. 1999. The Eye Care Revolution. Kensington Publishing Corp., NY. 453 pp. $16.00.
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBININ not available Duke, 1992 *
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 2, 800
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 5 3, 691
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 3 5, 830
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 2 0
Glycine max Soybean 15 159, 797.09999972582
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 11 2, 273, 440.3999992907
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 7 582, 900
Gossypium sp Cotton 5 104, 379
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 7 5, 568.599999904633
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 10 24, 115.400023937225
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 2 45, 630
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 11 793, 214.6000000238
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 7 12, 034
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 4 3, 100
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 13 590, 057.6000041962