Thoughts on intervention in HIV/AIDS with traditional Chinese medicine

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-268

  Wu, Xin Fang ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Li, Yong ^a   Tang, Yan Li ^a   Zhao, Dan Dan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Asymptomatic HIV infection; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV AIDS; Immunological nonresponders; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; DANG GUI SHAO YAO SAN; FUZHENG PAIDU GRANULE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QINGHAO BIEJIA JIAN; SI SHEN WAN; TANG YUAN KANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIANG SHA LIU JUN ZI; XIAO CHAIHU; YI AI KANG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOXIBUSTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84860559675     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(12)60001-6     Document Type: Article

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