Thunder god vine Research Analysis

Kamal Patel

Thunder god vine

•Last Updated: September 28, 2022

Tripterygium wilfordii (Thunder God Vine) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine that appears to be effective for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, but has toxicity associated per se and a low therapeutic threshold.

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Kamal Patel, MPH, MBA

Last Updated:September 28, 2022

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Thunder God Vine
Tripterygium Wilfordii

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It should be noted that this plant has a very low therapeutic index (difference between the effective dose and the toxic dose) and that overdosing is both easy to do and critical; supplementation is usually avoided for this reason.

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Pain

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Autoimmune Disease

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