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Arthritis vs Sinomenine - What's the difference?

arthritis | sinomenine |

As nouns the difference between arthritis and sinomenine

is that arthritis is arthritis while sinomenine is an alkaloid found in the climbing plant sinomenium acutum , native to japan and china, traditionally used in herbal medicine as a treatment for rheumatism and arthritis.

arthritis

English

(wikipedia arthritis)

Noun

(arthritides)
  • Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

    • Derived terms

    * arthritic * arthritically * osteoarthritis * polyarthritis * rheumatoid arthritis

    See also

    * arthrosis * rheumatism * arthralgia

    External links

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    sinomenine

    English

    (wikipedia sinomenine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • An alkaloid found in the climbing plant Sinomenium acutum , native to Japan and China, traditionally used in herbal medicine as a treatment for rheumatism and arthritis.

    • Synonyms

    * cocculine