Thorne AR-Encap 240 Veggie Caps
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AR-ENCAP
COMPREHENSIVE JOINT SUPPORT FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS – WITH BROMELAIN AND MERIVA CURCUMIN PHYTOSOME
Benefits- Joint Support
- Muscle
- Tendon
Helps to relieve joint pain associated with osteoarthritis. Used in herbal medicine to help relieve minor pain, swelling, and inflammation (anti-inflammatory).
AR-Encap is a comprehensive joint support formula that goes beyond simple glucosamine supplementation.* This formula supplies 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate (suggested use – 4 capsules twice daily), which is the amount used in the majority of studies – in combination with joint-supporting nutrients and botanicals.*
In a study of healthy subjects with mild knee soreness, bromelain supplementation resulted in significant improvement with both 200-mg and 400-mg daily doses.1* Joint mobility was also improved.*
Curcumin, the principal polyphenol in the Indian spice turmeric, exerts antioxidant effects.* Curcumin Phytosome is a compound containing curcumin and phosphatidylcholine. This compound has significantly better absorption than ordinary curcumin and helps maintain a healthy cytokine balance throughout the body.*
Glucosamine provides significant joint support, as evidenced by numerous clinical studies. Methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM), also known as dimethyl sulfone and methyl sulfone, is an organic, sulfur-containing compound that occurs naturally in a variety of plants, and provides additional joint support.
Boswellia appears to inhibit the activity of lipoxygenase enzymes, thus promoting a healthy cytokine balance throughout the body.* A study of curcumin and boswellia found significant support of normal joint mobility in the group taking the botanical formula.2*
Walker AF, et al. Phytomedicine 2002;9:681-686.
Kizhakkedath R. Mol Med Rep 2013;8:1542-1548. -
Medicinal Ingredients:
Per Capsule:
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 213 mg
Glucosamine Sulfate (Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride from crab/shrimp exoskeleton) 188 mg
Boswellia serrata (Indian Frankincense) extract (gum) 88 mg
Standardized to contain 25% boswellic Acids
Stem bromelain (Ananas comosus var. comosus) 50 mg
Standardized to contain 1,500,000 FCC-PU/capsule
Curcuminoids-Phosphatidylcholine complex 37.5 mg
(Curcuma longa (root) / Helianthus annuus (sunflower) (seed))
Standardized to 33% curcuminoids
Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, L-Leucine, and Silicon Dioxide.