Clinical Observation on 29 Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS Treated with Zhong Yan No. 2 / 中医杂志

ABSTRACT

All patients were treated with Zhong Yan No. 2 Prescription, 3 months constituting one course. Indexes of immunologic functions before and after treatment were compared and HIV -Rt - PCR detection was made in 16 cases. Results indicated that in absolute number of CD4, 8 cases increased, 14 cases decreased and 7 cases did not change; in CD4/CD8 ratio, 2 cases increased, one case decreased and 16 cases did not change; Two cases had increase of both CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio 4 cases had a decrease of new pterin, 11 cases increased and one case no change; 6 cases had a decrease of HIV - Rt - PCR, 8 cases increased and 2 cases no change. The total effective rate was 48.28% based on comprehensive assessment of virus, immunity, body weight and symptoms.