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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
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 2 20, 800
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 9 47, 178
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 57, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 10 423, 642.60000038147
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 11 176, 427.39999961853
Prunus domestica Plum 13 99, 061.51300000027
Prunus dulcis Almond 14 146, 281.11099999945
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 10, 000
Prunus persica Peach 14 24, 424.003000000026
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 3 5, 004
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 6 133, 630
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 6 15, 799
Psidium guajava Guava 12 48, 082
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 8 240, 063
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 1 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 4 40, 032
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 2
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 1 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 5 6, 050