Triptonide Explained

Triptonide is a chemical compound found in Tripterygium wilfordii,[1] a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.[2] A 2021 trial in mice and monkeys suggested that triptonide may offer a reversible male contraceptive.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Triptonide. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. Web site: Thunder God Vine. NCCIH.
  3. Web site: Male Birth Control Pill: Natural Compound Discovered With "Ideal" Contraceptive Effects. The Lundquist. Institute. April 1, 2022. SciTechDaily.
  4. Chang . Zongliang . Qin . Weibing . Zheng . Huili . Schegg . Kathleen . Han . Lu . Liu . Xiaohua . Wang . Yue . Wang . Zhuqing . McSwiggin . Hayden . Peng . Hongying . Yuan . Shuiqiao . Wu . Jiabao . Wang . Yongxia . Zhu . Shenghui . Jiang . Yanjia . Nie . Hua . Tang . Yuan . Zhou . Yu . Hitchcock . Michael J. M. . Tang . Yunge . Yan . Wei . Triptonide is a reversible non-hormonal male contraceptive agent in mice and non-human primates . Nature Communications . December 2021 . 12 . 1 . 1253 . 10.1038/s41467-021-21517-5. 33623031 . 7902613 . 2021NatCo..12.1253C . free .

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