Fight the 2016 Battle of the Bulge With Thunder God Vine
If your New Year’s Resolution for 2016 includes losing weight, you may want to turn to Thunder God Vine to aid you in your battle of the bulge. New studies are showing that the compound Celastrol, found naturally in Thunder God Vine, enhances the activity of the hormone Leptin and may help many people lose weight. Now, this is not the next “miracle pill” promising that if you take this, you will magically lose all the excess weight, without dieting and exercise or changing your lifestyle one bit. In other words, it’s not a scam or hype like so many...
One Heavy Hitting Compound In Thunder God Vine – Celastrol Exposed
There are many active compounds in Thunder God Vine, but one of them is making headlines in the news lately. Celastrol is the compound in Thunder God Vine that seems to have scientists most interested, and what they are finding could change the lives of people suffering from obesity or rheumatic conditions across the world. Celastrol may be helpful to the 35% plus of the adult American population who are overweight. There is a hormone in the human body called “Leptin”, which has been nicknamed the “thin hormone” because of what it does – it suppresses food intake, and it...
Thunder God Vine Extract Soothing the Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thunder god vine extract, also known as lei gong teng, or thunder duke vine (Tripterygium wilfordii) is a vine-like, flowering plant native to China, Japan, and Korea. This plant has been used in Chinese medicinal practices for centuries, treating many conditions, including inflammation and problems with the immune system. For human consumption, only the skinned root of the thunder god vine plant is used. The rest of the plant is poisonous, and can be effectively used as an all-natural, organic pesticide for those who do not want to use cancer causing products like Round Up. Thunder god vine has been...
Thunder God Vine – Weight Loss Potential Finally Has Scientists’ Attention
There is a growing problem in America – literally – and it’s our waistlines. Theories as to why abound. It could be the quality of the food we are eating. It could be the increase in processed food – unstudied side effects from more and more gmo and synthetic ingredients. It could be because Americans sit longer and do less every year thanks to technology – jobs, smart phones, fingertip entertainment that allows us to remain sedentary most of the day. Diabetes is in the rise. Gastric bypass surgery is on the rise. America is in trouble. We get fatter...
Treatment of Obesity With Thunder God Vine Root Extract
Obesity is a growing problem in the US, and scientists have been searching for a sustainable way to combat it – from medical miracles to dietary combinations, herbal remedies, plants, acupuncture and even using meditation and hypnosis. As the market for weight-loss products and dietary supplements has grown to a multi-billion-dollar industry, scientists have examined any number of plants for their medicinal properties and weight loss effects. Researchers have looked at dandelions, coffee, beans and nuts, and an entire gamut of other natural products. They’ve cultivated an edible succulent called the caralluma fimbriata that is used by a tribe in...
Thunder God Vine Root Usage According to Clinical Research
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, MD; Phillip Kempf, MD; Alan Kivitz, MD; Yvonne Sherrer, MD; Frank Pucino, PharmD; Gyorgy Csako, MD; Rene Costello, BS; Tuyet Hang Pham, MT; Christopher Snyder, BS; Désirée van der Heijde, MD; Xuelian Tao, MD; Robert Wesley, PhD; and Peter E. Lipsky, MD These are the...
Various Uses for Thunder God Vine Extract
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 only portion of the vine that is not actually poisonous. The other parts – stems, leaves, flowers and so on, can be used to make a natural pesticide that you can use to avoid using the cancer-causing chemicals present in treatments like Round-Up. The peeled...
Thunder God Vine, Nano Technology and Eradicating Liver Cancer
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 cancer that is responsible for the second most number of cancer related deaths across the world. It can start on its own, or as a by-product of liver damaging diseases, such as cirrhosis or diabetes. Things that put one at risk for HCC are: Hepatitis...