‘Traditional’ Chinese Therapy And Rheumatoid Arthritis
Filed Under (Arthritis) by David on 19-12-2009
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In Chinese medicine, an extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) has been used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions for generations. Now a study supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Muscu-loskeletal and Skin Diseases has shown that TwHF extract worked better than generic sulfasalazine in attaining 20% improvement in American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria at 24 weeks.