has anyoneheard of rose hips for osteo pain......If so, please postThere have been some studies finding that rose hips can help with OA. Most of these have been in Europe (especially Germany and Denmark, where they have been used as a folk remedy for a long time).
Here is a meta-analysis that reviewed other studies. It concluded that rose hips can reduce the pain of OA and is a safe dietary approacht:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18407528
Here is a study that found that rose hips did have a beneficial effect. That improvement was not seen at the 3 week review, but was clear at the 3 month review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195164
Here is one link to a study that found two chemicals in rose hips reduce inflammation in the space around the joints:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20632303
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