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.
Tripterygium wilfordii
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Things to Note
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Also Known As
Thunder God Vine
Caution Notice
Known to interact with Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
High Toxicity
This plant appears to inhibit the CYP3A4 enzyme, which is known to metabolize a great deal of drugs
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