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..!
A rheumatoid arthritis diet will generally allow the dieter the ability to eat anything with low sugar amounts, or anything with a low amount of carbohydrates.
A plant known as feverfew is used for both RA and headache however it has not been clinically proved to effective in arthritis
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This myth has been around for a long time and I remember people with different form of arthritis wearing cooper rings and chains in an attempt to relieve their arthritis one of them was my mother who like me suffered from Rheumatoid arthritis. in her apinion was after hqaving worn a copper bracelet for over a year that it made no difference at all. She had the same opinion of glucosomine.
Evening primrose - Oenothera Lamarckian - has been proven effective in the treatment of a number of disorders, including PMS, rheumatoid arthritis, & hyperactivity in children.
There are none.
No, these drugs (disease modifying drugs) like methotrexate and plaquinil work by causing changes in the immune system that reduce its ability to cause the inflammation that causes the damage done in Rheumatoid arthritis. There is however no cure for RA so if you stop the treatment the inflammation starts again. every time the inflammation stars again more damage is done to the joints and associated tissue.
It showed in trials that it brought about a reduction in headach and migrane.Although many laboratory tests and case reports demonstrate anti-inflammatory properties of feverfew, a human study concluded that feverfew was no more effective than placebo in improving symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Until further studies are conducted, it appears that the safety and effectiveness of feverfew in people with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis has yet to be scientifically proven.
Colchicine is a drug used in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Colchicine is effective in suppressing the inflammation in acute gouty arthritis.
marijuana Has long been seen as a effective pain killer and sedative so THC should make a sufferer feel better.
ArnicaArnica MontanaIt is claimed that arnica Relieves aches; an anti-inflammatory and immune enhancerHowever acording to Arthritis today from the Artritis foundation, it's among supplements to avoid because it can cause miscarriages, allergic reactions, paralysis, heart palpitations, death.
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