Dietary Supplement and Herb Chart SCI 201

Dietary Supplement and Herb Chart

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Name of Herb Therapeutic Use Scientific Studies That Show Efficacy for Any of the Therapeutic Uses Cautions and Warnings or Side Effects Glucosamine A healthy cartilage contains a compound called glucosamine which is commonly used to treat osteoarthritis especially on the joints found in the knees. Glucosamine sulfate is mostly beneficial to the strengthening of joints in relation to the synovial fluid (mayo clinic, 2012). A series of tests have been conducted and revealed that their uses are really beneficial, particularly in the development of the cartilage. An arthritis which occurs when there is breakage of...