LAB EXPERIMENTS PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT ROSE HIP CAN INHIBIT OXIDATIVE STRESS RESULTING IN REDUCED INFLAMMATORY INDEXES AND LESS SYMPTOMS. DATA FROM A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED DATA TOO SHOW SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PAIN AND MORE FLEXIBILITY. LIPOPHILIC INGREDIENTS ARE SAID TO TANGLE UP IN THE ACTION MECHANISM OF THE ROSE HIPS. THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF ROSA CANINA IS A GLYCOSIDE COMPOUND. ROSE HIPS HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ACTION MECHANISM AS OPPOSED TO GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN, MEANING THAT THEY CAN BE TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION.