⚠️ Caution: This supplement has the potential to harm your health

Thunder god vine (Tripterygium wilfordii) is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat a wide range of conditions. By decreasing the number of white blood cells, it reduces inflammation (and thus pain) around the joints, but it also makes the body more susceptible to infection, which can lead to sickness and potentially death.

Although Tripterygium wilfordii appears to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis, the effective dose of this supplement is close to a harmful dose. It is not safe and should not be supplemented.

Adverse effects of thunder god vine

The effect of supplementation with a low dose of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF; also known as Thunder god vine and léi gōng téng) on the effective treatment rate of diabetic nephropathy (DN; also called diabetic kidney disease), biomarkers of kidney function (levels of albumin, 24-hour urine total protein, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen), white blood cell count, and adverse effects.

Thunder god vine for individuals with diabetic kidney disease Original paper