How funny, I'm Linda in Tucson who has had Sjogrens since 1991, LOL. Guaif, has been my salvation because I also, have lupus, I think we all do here and it is a cellular disease so he have to clean the cells which I believe the guaif does. It's just a constant process. It keeps the swelling down in my joints and hands though. Hence why they call it the Fibromyalgia Protocal I think they still do on their page. It was a heavy protocal like 400 mg times a day. my ENT's all said it wouldn't hurt me and I took if for years. It was amazing how much better I felt. Pure quaif. No additives. Costco used to sell it but now they don't and it's gotten hard to find.