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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
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 2 1, 890.219999998808
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 10 362, 597.7799991816
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 100, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 2 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 3 604
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 69, 360
Viscum album European Mistletoe 7 19, 765
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 495, 000
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 17 1, 246, 112.0960019082
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 608, 600
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 7 84, 065.70000064373
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 7 35, 615.59999990463
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 16 30, 317.699999809265
Zingiber officinale Ginger 12 34, 033.79999923706
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 8 144, 426