title: A prospective, controlled, double-blind, cross-over study of tripterygium wilfodii hook F in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: A polyglycosides of Tripterygium wilfodii hook F (TWH) preparation with a code name of T2 is used in the present double-blind, controlled, cross-over study on the treatment of 70 cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). An impressive curative effect of T2 is confirmed much more convincingly by the present study than that by the previously reported clinical open trials. The adverse reactions and the probable pharmacological mechanism of T2 are also discussed.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Q L
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D029757:Tripterygium
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal