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| man began eating between one and two ounces of fresh ginger daily when he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. His symptoms diminished within one month; after three months he was completely free of pain, inflammation and swelling, and in the following ten years he experienced no recurrence of symptoms. Srivastava recommends that his arthritis patients take about I tablespoon fresh ginger or 500 mg (about 1/3 teaspoon) ground dried ginger three times daily. Ginger capsules are sold in health food stores. |
| Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) |
| Horsetail, a common weed in damp locations, plays a supportive role in the treatment of arthritis because of its high silicon content. Long a folk treatment for mending bones and connective tissue, horsetail's healing properties have been proven in clinical research. Horsetail stimulates the metabolic processes that repair bones and connective tissue, and its effectiveness in the treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory conditions may result from its ability to replace lost silicon in the body. Silicon levels decline with age, possibly due to a drop in hormone levels. |
| The famous Austrian herbalist Maria Treben recommended in Health Through God's Pharmacy that everyone over 40 drink a cup of horsetail infusion every day. "It helps stop the onset of gout, rheumatism and other similar complaints that tend to appear |
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