Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. versus Sulfasalazine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A well-designed clinical trial of a botanical demonstrating effectiveness

Fitoterapia

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-87

  Marks, William H ^a  

^a ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic drugs (DMARD); Rheumatoid arthritis; Thundergod vine; Traditional Chinese medicine; Tripterygium

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; DITERPENOID; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TRIPDIOLID; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT; TRIPTOLIDE; TRIPTONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FLOWER; HUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

TRIPTERYGIUM; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII;

EID: 79151479215     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2010.11.024     Document Type: Review

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