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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
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 12 32, 646
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 2 9, 930
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 7 93, 901
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 324, 480
Juglans cinerea Butternut 9 355, 311.50099962007
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 13 379, 615.2210001665
Juglans regia English Walnut 12 565, 120
Juncus effusus Rush 5 2, 577
Juncus roemerianus not available 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 9 18, 277.40000000596
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 6 43, 454.640000380576
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 5 37, 688
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 31, 700
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 3 138, 735
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri Mala madre 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 1 0