Thunder God Vine Root / Tripterygium Wilfordii

[gudetama]

Hi! Anyone heard of the use of Thunder God Vine Root / Tripterygium Wilfordii, a Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat the inflammation?

"TwHF is an herbal remedy used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of swelling, inflammation and joint pain. The remedy comes from extracts of the Triptergium wilfordii plant, also known as the "thunder god vine.""

[PMRPete]

Traditional Chinese medicines containing lei gong teng (tripterygium wilfordii)

"Risk of serious side effects on fertility, the liver, kidneys, immune system, blood, and heart."

gov.uk/drug-safety-update/t...

[gudetama in reply to PMRPete]

Thank you for highlighting the side effects that I was not aware of. The websites were only sharing the positive usage of this for RA.