 easing the pain naturally glucosamine glucosamine helps to rebuild cartilage and it s useful for people who suffer pain from cartilage degeneration osteoarthritis another benefit from it is that it can reduce inflammation and thus it s sometimes recommended for other forms of arthritis too it can take long to have effects even up to six months or so and one has to continue taking it in the future chondroitin chondroitin works similar to glucosamine and is helpful against inflammation and cartilage degeneration fish oils there is evidence that fish oils omega 3 fatty acids dha epa have anti inflammatory properties the best way is probably by taking them through a glucosamine product which also includes omega3 you can buy them separately the end results should be the same like glucosamine it doesn t have serious side effects it s a natural substance for our body and basically it s just a cartilage material msm nutritional supplement it appears to be very safe however long term research is not completed bromelain bromelain is a proteindigestive enzyme that was found 1957 bromelain supplements are made from pineapple stem shark s cartilage sometimes sharks cartilage is used as a source for chondroitin sulfate cmo cmo to treat arthritis is cetyl myristoleate a good treatment remedy for rheumatoid osteoarthritis herbs for arthritis herbs for arthritis pain and inflammation are the following cats claw devil s claw harpagophytum procumbens willow bark yucca boswellia serrata boswellin chamomile dandelion root quercetin black cumin ginger myrrh olive leaf and turmeric arthritis vitamins vitamins for arthritis also minerals and other nutrients are the following vitamin c d e boron copper manganese selenium zinc calcium magnesium bromelain beta carotene alpha lipoic acid precursors to coq10 tocotrienols lcarnosine nacetyl cysteine natural remedies for arthritis apple cider vinegar avc is considered to be harmless nonproven remedy for arthritis the theory behind this is that acid crystals harden the joints and cause stiffness and that avc prevents this emu oil is used as a remedy for swollen joints and pain in australia it s claimed to have analgesic and anti inflammatory effects cetyl myristoleate is believed to cure arthritis in laboratory tests given to animals  getting comfort  