Found naturally in the human body or prepared synthetically in a laboratory, it is a special form of sugar. Glucosamine can be found as a Food Supplement on many shelves in health food stores in the US and UK.
In animal based supplement, it is taken out from chitin or bovine cartilage; harden outer shell part of shrimp, crab and lobster. A very common plant based supplement is glucosamine hydrochloride which is manufactured by the Aspergillus Niger plant. It plays an important role in the human body because it repairs the damaged cartilages and reduces the Arthritis pain.
Arthritis and specially Osteoarthritis sufferers benefit from this treatment. When used in skin and face packs, it removes blemishes tracks, dark spots and uneven discoloring. It helps eliminates unwanted pigments, scars and wrinkles in the skin but can also be used to soothe chapped lips and reduce the puffiness and sagging of eyes. Bones, cartilages, tendons and connecting tissues all have this as a major component and it forms skin, bones, tendons ligaments, nails and parts of heart, synovial fluids etc.
Given to patients undergoing surgery, glucosamine supplement is used as it causes hyaluronic acid to be produced which seals wounds and can heal their incision faster. It is essential for the formation of mucous that lines the urinary digestive and respiratory tracks. With Osteoarthritis, the cartilages of the human body degenerate and cause swelling and pain in the joints which is why Glucosamine is freely used in the treatment of Arthritis. Pain in sufferers who are severely attacked by Osteoarthritis is reduced when glucosamine supplement is given with chondroitin. Patients report they feel good, with less aching in the body and less stiffness in their joints when a combined dose is given.
The production of cartilage is stimulated, the prevention of further degeneration and the targetting of the “Temporomandibular joint” (TMJ) to treat Arthritis in the jaw are treated with glucosamine supplements. Human glioma cell division is inhibited by one form, n-acetyl glucosamine, and is used in the treatment of glioblastoma. You can effectively treat Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis or other cases of stomach disorder with this same type of Glucosamine. This wonder chemical is the main component of many products and has a vital role to play.
