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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
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 6 16, 267
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 9 16, 562
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 4 2, 095
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 9 37, 673
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 11 57, 965.60000000149
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 8 4, 621
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 4, 900
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 168, 540
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 5 15, 821
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 5 15, 821
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 9 18, 771.5
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 7 305, 576.39999985695
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 5 2, 263
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 13 38, 902.777999572456
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 10 17, 030
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 5 12, 174
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 5 25, 498
Avena sativa Oats 12 42, 021.19999957085
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 3 10, 688