Kiwi, are you challenged with arthritis, any type. Many of us with this plague will just about try anything. Years ago I tried a pharma anti inflammatory drug and ended up in the ER with stomach ulcer. So I try just about everything within reason and OFTEN "stuff" that a friend tells me about...a friend who deals with CFS and knee is giving her issues, plus her sister dx'd with RA a year ago, gave me info on UCII.