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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
Carica papaya Papaya 12 48, 124
Carica pentagona Babaco; Mountain papaya 3 11, 778
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 10 506, 678.09999990463
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 8 578, 959.0000009537
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 5 69, 355
Carya illinoensis Pecan 13 2, 683.850999982911
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 8 62, 273.821000190335
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 3 3, 704.800000190735
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 5 43, 045
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 5 1, 908
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 5 1, 946
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 6 1, 260
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 2 129, 200
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 4 9, 770
Catha edulis Khat 3 4, 528
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 2 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 9 5, 292.700000762939
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 2 42, 465
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 3 299, 800
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 5 15, 147