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Biological Activity Antifibromyalgic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MAGNESIUM 200-300 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 300 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Annona muricata Soursop 2 2, 400
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 630
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 2 1, 570
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 1 1, 400
Apium graveolens Celery 2 9, 918
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 21, 620
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 16, 110
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 2, 420
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 1, 000
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 100
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 1, 880
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 9, 020
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 1, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 3, 470
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 2, 060
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 2, 700
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 975
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 1, 380
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 2, 600