JointFlexer Research Summary

(Guanjieling)

Main Functions:

1. Delivers essential nutrients for joints and maintains normal metabolism of skeleton and joints.

2. Promotes absorption of calcium and effectively inhibits joint degeneration.

3. Lubricates joint, reduces friction and prevents injuries of the joints.

4. Reduces and relieves pain.

Action Mechanism:

The skeletal structure is the basis and support of the human body while joints allow people to move freely and nimbly. The loss of mobility within the joints will cause stiffness and limits movement, causing the value of people’s joints to become obsolete. Therefore the maintenance of joint mobility and flexibility is the prerequisite and basis of people’s existence and high-quality of life.

Glucosamine (D-glucosamine sulphate potassium), a kind of marine biological product, which is extracted from natural chitosan, can promote the synthesis of human glycosaminoglycan and stimulate chondroblasts to produce more collagen within the cartilage. The more glucosamine within the cartilage, the more collagen and proteoglycan is produced, which can increase the mucosity of synovial fluid. This in turn improves the inner environment of articular cartilage and prevents strain. At present, supplying glucosamine is the only method for treating cartilage degeneration and injury.

The product includes Rhizoma Corydalis, a kind of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), processed with vinegar, which can activate blood, eliminate stagnation and regulate qi-flowing for relieving pain. Vinegar-processed Rhizoma Corydalis has a fast and remarkable effect on relieving pain which has been proven by substantiating research. Total Glucosides of Paeonia (TGP), the main active ingredient of White Peony Root - another TCM contained in the product, also significantly relieves pain. Acanthopanax Bark can remove rheumatism, benefit the liver and kidney, and strengthen tendons and bones. These medicines’ curative effects were discovered by Chinese people more than 2,000 years ago and have been put into medical practice ever since. The chosen formula has the specific function of treating pathological changes of the joints.

Additionally, the addition of Vitamin C within the product is beneficial to the production of collagen within joint cartilage which solidifies the main structures within.

Indications:

1. People suffering from arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis with the symptoms of joint pain and inflexibility, etc.

2. Children who have hypogenesis of bones.

3. Patients in post-operative recovery after bone fracture.

Provided by China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine