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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
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 2 8, 487
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 5 10, 533
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 2 2, 000
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 3 12, 500
Rosa spp Rose Hips 2 12, 500
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 12 278, 947
Rubia cordifolia Madder 5 39, 818
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 7 4, 355.599999904633
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 5 10, 557
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 2 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 14 80, 417
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 8 22, 510
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 12, 000
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 8 126, 760
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 7 19, 738.99999976158
Ruta graveolens Rue 3 4, 790
Salix alba White Willow 10 19, 777.799999833107
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 1 0.10000000149011612
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 5 18, 159