What are the effects of traditional Chinese medicine Tripterygium wilfordii

Trillium is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Because its appearance is very similar to mushrooms, it is easy to be misunderstood by everyone. Trillium has very high medicinal value and can treat many diseases. However, this medicinal material is not suitable for cooking. It can play an anti-gout effect and has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. It can improve the body's immune ability. So what are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Trillium?

First, what are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Trillium? Anti-gout effects. Colchicine (Col) is the only anti-inflammatory agent effective against gouty arthritis. It has a particularly significant therapeutic effect on acute attacks of gout and is also an effective preventive drug. Col has a selective inhibitory effect on acute gouty arthritis and is only occasionally effective against other arthritis.

Second, anti-inflammatory effect. It can significantly inhibit inflammatory edema caused by carrageenan, inhibit the secretion of histamine in mast cells, increase the level of cAMP in leukocytes, inhibit the release of lysozymes by polynuclear leukocytes during inflammation, inhibit the chemotactic reaction of polynuclear leukocytes and monocytes, inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, and reduce vascular permeability, thereby helping to reduce the inflammatory response of tissues, reduce tissue edema and reduce the damage and stimulation of inflammatory mediators to tissues.

Third, anti-tumor effect. Colcemid and its derivative have inhibitory effects on a variety of animal transplanted tumors. Inhibit scar proliferation. Compound colchicine ion introduction has a significant preventive and therapeutic effect on scar proliferation in human skin.

Fourth, it has liver protection effect. Estradiol alone can protect female mice against the toxic effects of a large dose of carbon tetrachloride, which is significantly different from the group treated with colchicine alone. It has the effect of clearing away heat and dispersing stagnation. Through clinical observation, long-term use of the drug can gradually eliminate the cervical lymph nodes. It is proven that it has the effect of clearing away heat, softening and resolving lumps.

What are the functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Trillium? Prevent adhesion formation. The pathological model of sciatic nerve injury and inflammation and intestinal adhesion model were created in rabbits by surgical method, and the effect of colchicine was observed. The results showed that intramuscular injection of colchicine at 125μg/kg per day for 4 consecutive weeks had a significant inhibitory effect on the formation of adhesion and fibrosis of the perineurial tissue.