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lei gong teng,
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f.
Translated and edited by: Joe
Hing Kwok Chu
Description
The herb of lei gong teng comes from the roots,
leave and flowers of the tripterygium wildordii Hook. f. It is collected during
summer and autumn. Lei gong teng is a deciduous scandent vine growing to 12
meters, with brown, angular, downy twigs. The leaves are light green
glabrous on top and paller, glaucous and pubescent on beneath, with
crenate margins and pointed apexes, ovate to elliptic, 5-15 cm long, 2.5 - 7 cm
wide. The scented hermaphrodite (having male and female organs) flowers, which
bloom in September, are small and whitish with five petls and are about 9
mm across, in terminal panicles in July. Fruits are 3-winged, and brownish red
about 1.5 cm long.
The plant can grow in light (sandy), medium
(loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. It can survive in acid, neutral and basic
(alkaline) soil. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist soil.
| Pharmaceutical
name: |
Radix Tripterygium wilfordii |
| Latin
botanical name: |
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.
f. |
| Pron.
in Cantonese: |
lui kong teng |
| Common
Name: |
three-wing-nut |
| Distribution: |
mainland China, Taiwan, Burma |
| Properties
(characteristics) |
bitter and very toxic |
| Actions
& Indications:
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for:
anti-inflamation, kills worms, resolves toxin, treating proteinuric
real disease, using as immunosupressive agent on autoimmune diseases. |
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1.
Saponins:
(1). wilforgine,
wilforgine-B,wifordine, wilfornine, wilfortrine, wilforttrine-D,
wilforzine[1-3], wilformine [4], wilfordinc acid, hyudroxywilfordie acid
[5],wilfornine [6], neowilforine [7]
(2). celacinnine,
celafurine, celabenzine, celallocinnine [8-9]
(3).
triptofordinine A-1, A-2 [10], triptofordin D-1, D-2, E [11],
triptofordin A, B, C-1 C-2 [12],triptofordin F-1, F-2, F-3, F-4 [13]
2.
(1). triptolide,
tripdiolide, triptonide,[14-15],tripterolide[16].
(2.).
triptolidenol [16-17], tripnolide [18],neotriptophenolide, triptophenolide
methyl ether [19], isoneotrip-tophenolide, hypolide methyl ether [20].
(3).
triptonoterpene,
triptonoterpene methyl ether [17], triptonoterpenol
[21]12-ydroxy-abieta-8, 11, 13 -trien-3-one,
11-hydroxy-14-methoxy-abieta-8, 11-hydroxy-14-methoxy-abieta-8, 11,
13-trien-3-one [22].
3.
(1). wilforlide
A, wilforlide B [23].
(2).
tritotriterpenoid lactone [24], tretotriterpenic acid A [25,26],tritotriterpenic
acid B [27],
tritotriterpenic
acid C [28], 3-epikatonic acid [29], polpunonic acid, triptodihydroxy acid
methy ester [30], tripterine [31].
(3).
3,24-dioxofridelan-29-oic
acid [29], salaspermic acid [29,32].
4. wilfornide [20]
5.
1,8-dihydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl anthraquinone [33].
6. syringareisnol
[34].
7. dulcitol,
glucose [31], tanin
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| Medical
Functions:
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1. Effects on immune system
2. Effects on
anti-inflamatory
3. Effects on
anti-cancer
4. Effects on
contraception
5. Effects on
urinary system
6. Effects on
anti organism and worms
7. Other Effects
8. Inside body
9. Effects of
toxicity
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| Other Research:
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Four
compounds purified from T. wilfordii may confer protection against the FSGS
(focalsegmental gomerulosclerosis) factor.a |
| Research
on Pharmacological Processes: |
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| Modern
Clinical Application: |
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| Cautions:
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Long term use of lei
gong teng could significantly decrease bone mineral density of levels in
female systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)b |
Other related websites:
pagansonline
Note: If you need the complete bibliography in a
hurry, please email our Research
Librarian. There is set up charge.
(a). M. Sharma, R. Sharma, XL Ge,
R.S.Rdy, E.T.McCarthy, V. J. Savin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI,
U.S.A.
(b). Department of dermatology, Huashan
hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040, China (Huang L and Feng
SF); Radiology Institute, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040,
China (Wang HF).
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ww.pagansonline.com
Note: If you need the complete bibliography in a
hurry, please email our Research
Librarian. There is set up charge for that.
(a). M. Sharma, R. Sharma, XL Ge, R.S.Rdy,
E.T.McCarthy, V. J. Savin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
(b). Department of dermatology, Huashan
hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040, China (Huang L and Feng
SF); Radiology Institute, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040,
China (Wang HF).
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