Tripterygium wilfordii extract for treating rheumatoid arthritis: Systematic review

Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2637-2643

  Jiang, Quan ^a   Cao, Wei ^a   Tang, Xiaopo ^a   Juan, Jiao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis; Systematic review; Tripterygium wilfordii

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; PLACEBO; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; TRIPTERYGIUM;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 75649096444     PISSN: 10015302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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