GLUCOSAMINE HELPS TO RELIEVE JOINT PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS. HELPS TO RELIEVE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE. HELPS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE DETERIORATION OF CARTILAGE. A FACTOR IN MAINTANING GOOD CARTILAGE AND/OR JOINT HEALTH. MSM (METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE) HELPS TO RELIEVE JOINT PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS. HELPS TO RELIEVE THE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE. BOON H. 2000. GLUCOSAMINE. IN: HERBS: EVERYDAY REFERENCE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CHANDLER F, EDITOR, PP 136-138. NEPEAN (ON): CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION BRAHAM R, DAWSON B, GOODMAN C. 2003. THE EFFECT OF GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON PEOPLE EXPERIENCING REGULAR KNEE PAIN. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE 37:45-49 FETROW CW, AVILA JR. PROFESSIONAL'S HANDBOOK OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES, 3RD EDITION. PHILADELPHIA (PA): LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS AND WILKINS; 2004. HERRERO-BEAUMONT G, IVORRA JAR, TRABADO MC, BLANCO FJ, BENITO P, MART�N-MOLA E, PAULINO J, MARENCO JL, PORTO A, LAFFON A, ARA�JO D, FIGUEROA M, BRANCO J. 2007. GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE IN THE TREATMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS- A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY USING ACETAMINOPHEN AS A SIDE COMPARATOR. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 56(2):555-567 HOUPT JB, MCMILLAN R, WEIN C, PAGET-DELLIO SD. 1999. EFFECT OF GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF PAIN OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY 26(11):2423-2430 ITIS 2009: INTEGRATED TAXONOMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, CANADIAN BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. AVAILABLE FROM: HTTP://WWW.CBIF.GC.CA/PLS/ITISCA/TAXAGET?P_IFX=CBIF KRALOVEC A, BARROW CJ. 2008. GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCTION AND HEALTH BENEFITS. DANS: MARINE NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS. COLIN BARROW AND FEREIDOON SHAHIDI, �DITEURS, PP198-227. BOCA RATON (FL): CRC PRESS, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS GROUP MEHTA K, GALA J, BHASALE S, NAIK S, MODAK M, THAKUR H, DEO N, MILLER JM. 2007. COMPARISON OF GLUCOSAMINE SULPHATE AND A POLYHERBAL SUPPLEMENT FOR THE RELIEF OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 31(7):34 KIM LS, AXELROD LJ, HOWARD P, BURATOVICH N, WATERS RF. 2006. EFFICACY OF METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE (MSM) IN OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN OF THE KNEE: A PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL. OSTEOARTHRITIS CARTILAGE 14:286-294. NLM 2009: UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. CHEMIDPLUS ADVANCED [ONLINE]. CHEMICAL NAME. RN: 000-00-0. BETHESDA (MD): SPECIALIZED INFORMATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. AVAILABLE FROM: HTTP://TOXNET.NLM.NIH.GOV/CGI-BIN/SIS/HTMLGEN?CHEM O'NEIL MJ, SMITH A, HECKELMAN PE, BUDAVARI S, EDITORS. THE MERCK INDEX: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICALS, DRUGS, AND BIOLOGICALS, 13TH EDITION. WHITEHOUSE STATION (NJ): MERCK & CO., INC.; 2001. USHA PR, NAIDU MUR. 2004. RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PARALLEL, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF ORAL GLUCOSAMINE, METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE AND THEIR COMBINATION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION 24(6):353-363. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.