What is your initial reaction when someone mentions “Chinese herbs” to you?  Do you picture some little old wizened Chinese man sitting cross-legged on a rock?  Maybe you think of them as fake or something your grandmother might have used.  Or, maybe you think they are the real deal. No matter what your current association […]

Arthritis is a tricky disease – it comes in many forms, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and causes millions of Americas debilitating pain every year – which is why its no surprise that many seek the natural treament of arthritis instead of traditional therapies. There is no cure for arthritis at this point. There is […]

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis may not be as infamous as their cousins Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus, but these two diseases are rheumatic conditions, chronic diseases of the immune system. In psoriasis, the immune system is triggered, and it speeds up the growth of skin cells, which turn into what is then known as psoriatic lesions. […]

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a nasty disease. It can be manageable for some, crippling for others, and the cost of the medication to mask the symptoms (there is no cure) or help to prevent further damage is high – both in relation to the dollar amount, and the cost to the body in side effects. Natural […]

I’ve never really thought of myself as average – I have been “outside the norm” my entire life. And I am ok with that. I was born to hippies – I swear to God I was “this close” to being named Moonbeam. I’m old enough to have followed the Grateful Dead for a while right […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]