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Biological Activity Antiarthritic

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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
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 5 12, 038
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 5 19, 542
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 11 96, 472
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 377
Pyrus communis Pear 15 9, 287.951001001406
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 3 3, 964
Quercus alba White Oak 10 73, 993.4399991408
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 5 17, 761.30000001192
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 9 38, 426.12099990423
Quercus stellata Post Oak 6 39, 574.039999999106
Quercus velutina Black Oak 6 31, 868
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 6 26, 838
Raphanus sativus Radish 11 79, 785.20000076294
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 13, 800
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 6 2, 382
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 1, 345.699951171875