An article written on WebMd on Aug. 17, 2009 proposes that “A Chinese herbal remedy may help ease symptoms in people with rheumatoid arthritis.” This is a summary of the article: A study done in 2009 by the following doctors: Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, MD, MHS; Mildred Wilson, RN; Roy Fleischmann, MD; Nancy Olsen, MD; Joel Silverfield, […]

Unless you have been hiding under a bush in the naturopathic world lately, you have heard of the amazing properties of thunder god vine – a recently “re-discovered” natural remedy that the Chinese healers have been using for centuries. First and foremost, not all portions of this herb are edible. The peeled roots are the […]

Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a deadly form of liver cancer – and scientists are investigating a treatment for it that includes Thunder God Vine and nanotechnology. Its sounds like something straight out of Star Wars, but it’s much closer to use in our time than you may believe. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary liver […]

A model of impactful Chinese medicine, the Chinese Thunder God Vine is a plant that has been used for centuries successfully to fight inflammatory disease. Hosting more than 100 beneficial compounds, the peeled root extract of the thunder-god vine is what is used to treat diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, and now, cancer. Many […]

More and more, doctors and researchers are finding that inflammation is key underlying factor in many diseases. Auto-immune diseases, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriatic Arthritis and other inflammation-related conditions may benefit from the use of the Thunder God Vine Extract. Records of natural medical practices have been around since the first humans learned to write […]

I read a story the other day that absolutely frosted my cookies, as my grandma used to say. I grew up in rural Ohio, in the middle of one of the largest Amish communities in the state. Needless to say, with so many farms around, we grew up on organic foods, homemade meals and even […]

The Thunder God Vine plant, also known as Tripterygium Wilfordii, Lei Gong Teng, and Threewingnut, and a plant that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to treat many illnesses and symptoms, including pain, inflammation, carbuncles, immune deficiency and more recently, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and now, obesity. The Thunder God Vine […]

Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F is the Latin name for the vine typically referred to as the Thunder God Vine or Thunder Duke Vine. In Chinese medicine, it is called Threewingnut, or Lei Gong Teng. Many new studies are being done on the plant itself, specifically, an extract of the peeled root of the plant, which […]

Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition that can develop when high blood sugar is left untreated for too long.  Researchers in China have been studying the effect of Triptolide, an active biological component of the thunder god vine root extract, to see how it can be used as an adjunctive treatment for diabetic neuropathy.  The […]

One of the most common questions we get in support is, “How do I use the Thunder God Vine Root Extract?” Since I am not a doctor, I cannot tell you exactly how to use for yourself. But I can tell you what I have gleaned from research, and how I use it personally, and […]