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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
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 1 37
Sauvagesia erecta Yerba de san martin 1 0
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 1 0
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Peppertree 1 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 8 57, 710.40000021458
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 5 28, 818
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 2 9, 680
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 6 9, 534
Scrophularia scorodonia not available 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 7 962, 955
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 2 10, 000
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 7 13, 476.200000405312
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 1 185
Scutellaria sp not available 2 0
Secale cereale Rye 8 14, 916
Sechium edule Chayote 6 27, 042
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 7 119, 647.5
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 7 33, 092
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 7 18, 592
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 9 89, 397.39999866486