There have appeared more and more antibiotics to antagonize against causative organism, but in comparison few antivirals have. Hence, many viral diseases remain refractory and fatal due to lack of effective medicine.Caulis Tripterygii wilfordii (TW) is a specific and potent Chinese medicine, and its effect in treating various intractable diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, psoriasis and eczema has been confirmed by many medical researches. Pharmacological researches also proved that TW has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory actions. It is interesting that some effective components isolated from TW have an antiviral effect and more and more intention has been paid to related achievements at home and abroad.
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