What is arthritis quackery?
Like many people with chronic ailments, sufferers of chronic arthritis are potentially vulnerable to proponents of heavily marketed "cure-all" treatments. These "quick fix" treatments are promoted as having great benefits, but in reality have no right to such claims.
Quackery (the business of promoting unproven remedies) is recognized as a billion dollar industry. We feel the buyer should beware!
Consumers should be especially cautious when products come with marketing claims such as "will cure," "ancient remedy," "has no side effects," "revolutionary new scientific breakthrough."
What are unproven arthritis remedies?
The following remedies and tests have no scientific proof of benefits related to arthritis:
AlfalfaLapacholAloe veraMacrobiotic dietAmino AcidsMa-huangAnt venomMandell arthritis dietArnicaMegavitamin therapyAscorbic acidNatural and organic foodsBark teasNightshade vegetablesBee pollenOzoneBiotinP vitaminsBowel cleansingPABAChinese herbs, such as Chuifong toukuwan (potentially dangerous)PanaxCinnamonPau d'arcoClay enemasPowdered antClemantisPropolis, royal jellyClovesRaw milkCod Liver oilRhus toxicodendronCoenzyme Q-10Rose hipsCoffee enemasRutinCoicis semenSassafrasColonicsSeleniumCopper braceletsShark cartilageCytotoxic testingSnake venomDevil's ClawSoapweedDismutase (superoxide dismutase)Spanish bayonetDong dietSpanish flyElimination dietsStephaniaFeverfewTang-kueiFit for Life dietTeas (alfalfa, feverfew, ginseng, sassafras)Fo-tiThiamineGarlicVegetarian dietsGermaniumVolcanic ash fastGinsengWater enemaGreen-lipped musselWood spiderHair analysisYuccaHomeopathyZen macrobioticsHydrogen peroxideZincKelp[Now you've heard it from Alfalfa to Zinc. Beware when you take care!]
