by Dave Green
(Sydney)
A West Australian botanist discovered Boron will clear up 98% of all arthritis complaints, after going to a pharmaceutical company the company realised they could not patent Boron and got the Australian government to ban the sale of borax a derivitive of boron if you read the story of Rex Newnham in the following link.
You can get Borax from stinging nettles,
you can also use boron mixed with sugar as an insecticide as it is poisonous to some insects like cockroaches
http://www.positivehealth.com/article/nutrition/boron-major-cause-and-cure-for-arthritis
How to eat a stinging nettle
http://science.wonderhowto.com/how-to/eat-stinging-nettles-without-stinging-yourself-294635/