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Biological Activity Antiosteoarthritic

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
BORON not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
SELENIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
TOCOPHEROL not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
VITAMIN-E not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 2 12.5
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 1 2, 410
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 1, 670
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 300
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 1, 900
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 17, 500
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 3, 375
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 3 11, 905
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 2, 560
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 335
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 2, 500
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 302
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 3, 486
Persea americana Avocado 2 1, 007
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 2, 094
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 2 13, 025
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 4 13, 669.020999999717
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 5, 200
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 0
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 1 293