Tripterygium
Not to be confused with the fish genus Tripterygion.
| Tripterygium | |
|---|---|
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| Tripterygium regelii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Tripterygium |
| Species | |
Tripterygium is a genus of plants in the Celastraceae family.T. wilfordii; (Chin. 雷公藤) pinyin: lei gong teng, sometimes called "Thunder God Vine," is used in Traditional Chinese medicine.
"Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f., known as Leigongteng (Thunder God Vine) in traditional Chinese medicine, has attracted much attention for its applications in relieving autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, and for treating cancer. Molecular analyses of the ITS and 5S rDNA sequences indicate that T. hypoglaucum and T. doianum are not distinct from T. wilfordii, while T. regelii should be recognized as a separate species. The results also demonstrate potential value of rDNA sequence data in forensic detection of adulterants derived from Celastrus angulatus in commercial samples of Leigongteng."[1]
Selected species
- Tripterygium bullorkii
- Tripterygium forrestii
- Tripterygium regelii
- Tripterygium wilfordii
Footnotes
- ↑ Law et al (2010), p. 21.
References
- Downloadable PDF - "Molecular analyses of the Chinese herb Leigongteng (Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f.)" (2010). Sue Ka-Yee Law et al. Phytochemistry 72 (2011) 21–26, Elsevier.