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osteoarthritis• The patients studied suffered from either osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.• More than 1,000,000 people in Britain suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and a further five million have osteoarthritis.• A more recenttrial in osteoarthritis showed no effect from Rhus toxicodendron when compared with placebo.• Patients with osteoarthritis have a progressivedestruction of joint tissue which can be exactly quantified.