There is a problem in answering this question because there is just not enough information available on this subject that is more then just anecdotal evidence, However that is not to say that some of the many remedy's that are suggested don't work especially when keeping in mind the different reactions that different people may have to different substances. The real testing that is done is expensive and will tend to carried out by drug companies that want to sell a uniform product that only they are able to sell while the patents last. Most doctor are happy to go along with this as it is the easiest way to run a business. this leads to a situation where individual effects tend to shoved aside. If you would like to find out more about some of the alternative methods and supplements used in a bid to control the symptoms and the disease Rheumatoid arthritis, go to the related link(RA Alternative Therapies - Natural Treatments - Home Remedies) below

Medical researchers have identified Halofuginone as a treatment for

Rheumatoid Arthritis. Halofuginone is a drug derived from the

ancient herb Chang Shan (Latin botanical name: Dichroa Root).

ChangShan, herb has been used in Chinese medicine for more than 2,000

years to reduce fever and fight malaria. Chang Shan is considered one

of the 50 "fundamental herbs" of traditional Chinese medicine.

Researchers have now discovered that in the body, one common precursor

T cell can give rise to both tissue-protective T regulatory, or Treg,

cells and the inflammatory T cell type known as T helper 17.

These inflammatory Th17 cells play a prominent role in many autoimmune-

related disorders, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis,

Scleroderma, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Psoriasis.

Researchers have discovered a small molecule called Halofuginone

prevented inflammatory Th17 cells from emerging without interfering

with tissue-protective Treg cells.

The researchers believe that halofuginone acts by activating a

biochemical pathway known as the amino acid starvation response, or

AAR, which typically protects cells when amino acids, the essential

building blocks of proteins, are in short supply.

In amino acid deprivation, cells try to conserve amino acids by

preventing specific types of responses that are energetically

expensive. A primary response of these cells to halofuginone is

shutting down the inflammatory response cycle.

Emerging science indicates that Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers may

reap the greatest benefit from this anti-inflammatory compound. With

this new discovery it is now possible to inhibit this destructive and

repetitive chronic autoimmune cycle from reoccurring. In essence,

allowing the body to repair itself..!