Preliminary clinical evaluation of efficacy and safety of a new polyherbal drug "Immu-25" in HIV infected patients - An open study

Phytomedica

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-8

  Usha Rani, P ^a   Naidu, M U R ^a   Raju, Y S N ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMU 25; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BASIL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTRITIS; HEADACHE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPEN STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHENOTYPE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINOSPORA; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 1842452800     PISSN: 09723293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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