Natural supplements for RA

These are other possibilities to 2 different questions:

1) We have a friend who had had long term knee damage.  His surgeon took tissue from his knee, grew it for 6 weeks, and then repaired his knee with his own tissue so there was no rejection and he's doing great.

2) I have RA and am on Enbrel but can't take any NSAIDS due to stomach problems & Pain.  I was on Celebrex until a few months ago but couldn't take it anymore. I am now taking 2 capsules a day of Yucca AR (actually a combination of herbs including yucca. hydrangea, burdock, wild yam, and some others).  Even that is half the recommended dose, and after 3 days I felt like I came back to life.  I'm very sensitive to meds so this may not work for everyone, but it's a godsend to me.  Many spices are also anti-inflammatory, such as turmeric (being clinically investigated now), and ginger.  Cinnamon too, I think.  I've just heard about a Nepalese dish called dal bhat, which is basically rice and orange lentils, onion, ginger, turmeric.  Working these kinds of foods into your diet can also be helpful, and staying away from meat, or at least red meat, which studies have shown increase pain in RA.  Some people are also sensitive to green peppers (me), potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant.