[Treatment of AIDS patients with Chinese medicinal herbs qudu zengning capsule].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of QuDu ZengNing Capsule on AIDS.


METHODS
QuDu ZengNing Capsule is a capsule containing extract from 4 Chinese medicinal herbs. Totally 1,000 AIDS patients were treated, among them 60 patients were clinically observed weekly. Blood routine tests, liver, heart and kidney function, X-ray, CD4, CD8 cells were examined before and after treatment at 1, 3, 6 month. The patients were treated with 4 capsules t.i.d for 6 months.


RESULTS
The symptoms were improved in most of the patients, the CD4 cells increased from 115.0 to 295.2/ul and the viral load (RNA copies/ml) in most patients reduced markedly or maintained at the same level.


CONCLUSIONS
These data indicated that QuDu ZengNing Capsule was effective for treatment of AIDS patients.
Li
Ze-lin
ZL
Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100022, China.
Wang
Zhong-min
ZM
Liu
Xue-zhou
XZ
Zhang
Zu-shu
ZS
Wang
Zhe
Z
Ma
Shi-wen
SW
Chen
Chun-hua
CH
Xue
Xiao-ling
XL
Wen
Rui-xing
RX
Yue
Yan-chao
YC
Zhu
Xin-peng
XP
Zeng
Yi
Y
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D019562:Viral Load
D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal