Medicine

The study spanned a period of three years, and surveyed over 30 nursing homes and 400 residents.

According to the study, the promising drug helps in reversing adverse effects of the natural process of autophagy in heart muscle.

Joseph Hill, chief of cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre and his colleagues initiated the study in mice and said, “Autophagy is a natural process by which cells eat their own proteins to provide needed resources in times of stress.”

Taken by many people for rheumatoid arthritis, the herb seems to be quite effective. Researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine have finally unraveled how this famed Chinese herb works, and their findings might pave the way to new uses of the herb in battling cancer.

An ancient medicinal herb
Thunder god vine is a perennial herb found natively in China, Japan, and Korea. The plant has been extensively used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 400 years to treat a variety of conditions that involve inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.