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Immune / Rheum / Allergy

Mild rheumatoid arthritis (adjunct)

3 plants

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If they stop MTX for curcumin, that is harm. Use anti-inflammatory extracts only as add-on under rheum. Thunder god vine is not in this catalog as a casual plant — too toxic.

Primary plants

  1. Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
    1
    TurmericHuman data

    Curcuma longa

    Curcuminoid pain/inflammation adjunct.

    Typical. Extract 500–2000 mg curcuminoids.

    Safety. DILI, bleeding, MTX liver stack.

  2. Indian frankincense (Boswellia serrata)
    2
    Indian frankincenseHuman data

    Boswellia serrata

    Symptom adjunct.

    Typical. AKBA extract.

    Safety. GI.

Supportive plants1
  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
    GingerHuman data
    Zingiber officinale

    Adjunct inflammatory pain.

    Typical. Gram-level dried/extract.

    Safety. Bleeding.

When this is not enough

  • Active synovitis needing DMARD change, extra-articular RA, infection on immunosuppression

Rooted is a private clinical reference for licensed practitioners. It is educational, not a treatment protocol, and not a substitute for the chart, the exam, or pharmacy review. Plant medicines interact with drugs and can harm liver, kidney, heart, pregnancy, and children.

All immune / rheum / allergy diagnoses