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immune system
AIDS/HIV
Botanicals
primary herbs
Allium sativum: antiviral, candida infection (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Berberis aquifolium: diarrhea (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Berberis vulgaris: diarrhea (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Beta vulgaris (leaf): liver dysfunction (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Black radish: liver dysfunction (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood) (Durant J, et al. Phytomedicine 1998;5(1):1-10.)
Calendula officinalis: topical locally, for infections
Chelidonium majus (toxic): liver dysfunction (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Echinacea angustifolia/purpurea: antiviral; immune enhancing (Khalsa)
Eupatorium purpurea: immune support; recent controversy has brought into question the use of Echinacea in the presence of HIV as potentially contraindicated (NCNM Botanicals)
Glycyrrhiza glabra: topically for herpes infection (may use Herplic) and internally (fluid extract) for viral infection (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Hydrastis canadensis: (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
Hypericum perforatum: for depression and anti-viral activity
Ligusticum porterii: antiviral (Khalsa)
Lomatium dissectum: antiviral (Khalsa)
Grifola frondosa (Maitake mushrooms)
Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon): inhibits viral growth (Zhang, QC. Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. Fed. Proc. 35:361, 1976
Panax quinquefolius: improves digestion; clears feverishness (Dharmananda, p. 268)
Silymarin: (standardized extract 80%) 400 mg, twice daily, especially if having intestinal symptoms. (Marz, p. 465, 1997)
Taraxacum officinale: liver dysfunction (Pizzorno, Murray, VI:AIDS-14)
complementary herbs
See the many options presented in the Integrative Therapeutics section of Materia Medica.
tincture of Ligusticum porterii + Glycyrrhiza glabra + Phytolacca decandra (toxic) (Khalsa)
footnotes
Abdullah TH, et al. Enhancement of natural killer cell activity in AIDS with garlic. Dtsch Zschr Onkol 1989;21:52-53.
Durant J, Chantre Ph, Gonzalez G, et al. Efficacy and safety of Buxus sempervirens L. preparations (SPV30) in HIV-infected asymptomatic patients: a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Phytomedicine 1998;5(1):1-10.
Hattori I, Ikematsu S, Koito A, et al. Preliminary evidence for inhibitory effect of glycyrrhizin on HIV replication in patients with AIDS. Antivir Res 1989;11:255-262.
Ito M, Sato A, Hirabayashi K, et al. Mechanism of inhibitory effect of glycyrrhizin on replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Antivir Res 1988;10:289-298.
Ikegami N, et al. Prophylactic effect of long-term oral administration of glycyrrhizin on AIDS development of asymptomatic patients. Int Conf AIDS 1993;9:234. (Abstract)
Marz, R. Medical Nutrition From Marz. Second edition. Omni-Press, Portland, OR, 1997.
Nanba H. Immunostimulant activity in-vivo and anti-HIV activity in vitro of 3 branched b-1-6-glucans extracted from maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa). VIII International Conference on AIDS, 1992. (Abstract)
See DM, Broumand N, Sahl L, Tilles JG. In vitro effects of echinacea and ginseng on natural killer and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity in healthy subjects and chronic fatigue syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients. Immunopharmacol 1997;35:229-235.
Abstract: Extracts of Echinacea purpurea and Panax ginseng were evaluated for their capacity to stimulate cellular immune function by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from normal individuals and patients with either the chronic fatigue syndrome or the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. PBMC isolated on a Ficoll-hypaque density gradient were tested in the presence or absence of varying concentrations of each extract for natural killer (NK) cell activity versus K562 cells and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against human herpesvirus 6 infected H9 cells. Both echinacea and ginseng, at concentrations > or = 0.1 or 10 micrograms/kg, respectively, significantly enhanced NK-function of all groups. Similarly, the addition of either herb significantly increased ADCC of PBMC from all subject groups. Thus, extracts of Echinacea purpurea and Panax ginseng enhance cellular immune function of PBMC both from normal individuals and patients with depressed cellular immunity.
Yamada Y, Nanba H, Kuroda H. Antitumor effect of orally administered extracts from fruit body of Grifola frondosa (maitake). Chemotherapy 1990;38:790-796.
Zhang QC. Bitter Melon in the treatment of AIDS. J Naturopath Med 1992;3:65-69.