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health articles 85 [2101]All Natural Joint Pain and Arthritis Relief Drug based medication for the treatment of Arthritis and joint pain may be a thing of the past. Natural products have been to be at least as effective as their medicinal counterparts in many cases. Read on to find out more. Devils Claw is indigenous to the Kalahari Desert in Africa. The herb is now used throughout the world to treat arthritic pain and joint pain due to its strong anti-inflammatory properties. Research has shown that the most effective components of Devils Claw are monoterpine, harpagoside, glycoside, beta-sitosterol, procumbine and stigmasterol. Clinical research has shown the effectiveness of Devils Claw in treating joint conditions like osteoarthritis, fibrositis, rheumatic arthritis and small joint disease (Lecompte Costa, 1992). Devils Claw has also been found very effective in the treatment of pain in the lower back (Chrubasik, 1996). In a 1981 study it was found that Devils Claw significantly reduced the serum cholestol and uric acid levels. Devis Claw has also been found to be effectivein stimulating the bodys natural lymphatic node system thus enhancing its resistance against ill health. Glucosamine is produced naturally in the body and is found in relatively high concentrations in the joints and connective tissues where its main function is to repair cartilage and maintain joint mobility. It has been shown that between 90 and 98 percent of Glucosamine Sulphate is absorbed into the body. Because of its healing properties and the fact there a few reports of side effects Glucosamine has been approved for the treatment of arthritis pain and other joint and muscular pain in more than eighty countries throughout the world. Research has shown glucosamines ability to both decrease pain and reduce inflammation whilst also allowing an increase in the range of motion in the joints, helping to repair aging and damaged joints throughout the body. Recent s