Experiment 960706

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismTripterygium wilfordii (CELASTRACEAE)
CitationZHANG,ZL:. (1988). TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS WITH LEIGONGTENG INFUSION GRANULES.. 1988(11)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseLEIGONGTENG INFUSION GRANULES PREPARED FROM THE ROOT, LEAF AND FLOWER OF TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII WAS USED TO TREAT 98 CASES OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND 12 CASES OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. EACH PATIENT WAS GIVEN 2 PACKS(32 GM CRUDE DRUG) DAILY AFTER MEALS, WITH A TWO MONTHS AS A THERAPEUTIC COURSE. IN THE 110 CASES TREATED, 34 (31%) MARKEDLY IMPROVED, 67 (61%) IMPROVED AND 9(8%) HAD NO EFFECT. GASTROINTESTINAL REACTION WAS THE MAJOR SIDE EFFECT WHICH COULD BE REDUCED WHEN THE DRUG WAS TAKEN WITH HONEY.
Dose amount32.0 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractINFUSION