HIV/AIDS treatments - LONG

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Okay this is really long list of herbs. I couldnt find any thing negative on echinacea so I must have been thinking since it wasnt good for auto immune disorders because of increasing red blood cells ... my mistake, sorry! Below is some VERY good anti-HIV herbs!!! I will send supplements out later if you want.

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The first list of herbs is from herbal remedies by asa hershoff n.d. and andrea rotelli, nd. They are grea tpeople I always go to their book for advice! 3 stars is the best, second is good.

 

Astragalus*** is supposed to be excellent. It is my favorite immune booster. It is antiviral, immune stimulatant, improves white blood cells, infection resistance, adaptogen that increases bodys energy reserves, relieves night sweats, reduces thirt, protects liver against toxic chemicals

 

Cats claw* - a number of reports indicate the herb improves various symptoms and overall wellbeing, as well as blood count in aids patients

 

Curcumin*** - Inhibits specific proteins (HIV integrase) necessary for viral replication. Anti inflammatory, reduces chemical cascares prompting HIV multiplication, viral load is greatly decreased using 3 gm daily for 8 wks

 

Garlic*** - Antiviral, inhibits chemical cell signals that stimulate inflammation and subsequent HIV replication. Antioxidant, decreases toxicity of cell damaging compounds

 

Panax Ginseng***- Tones adrenals, thyroid, thymus, liver, spleen and pituitary. Increases inferon production, number of cytotoxic and natural killer cells. Stimluates liver detoc, increases resistance to colds and flus

 

Isatis** - Virus, funal and bacterial infections, shown to be effective for common viral conditions as well as hepatitis and HIV. Strep and a variety of secondary HIV related sequelae.

 

Licorice***- Elevates t cells, improves liver, tones adrenals, stimulates interferon, inhibits hiv replication and progressionf rom HIV to aids. Antiviral for eptstein-barr, herbs, hiv and fights allergies and inf.

 

Maitake mushroom***- Strongly stimulates immunity (e.g. interleukins, lymphokines). As effective at AZT to prevent HIV destruction of helper and killer t cells. Promotes survival of infected cells, improves many AIds symptoms, can help reduce cancer and risk, uces topically with DMSO to clear Kaposi's sarcoma.

 

Olive leaf**-interferes with viruses abilityt o make enzymes needed for reproduction

 

Pau d'arco**- Viruses, bactiera, parasites, and fungi in intestines, vagina, in immosuppressed conditions like HIV/AIDS and cancer. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, pain relieving and anti allergy

 

Reishi***- Enhances immunity, stimulates macrophages, TNK, interleukins, prevents progession to aids from hiv by protecting bodys t cells, an adaptogen for liver health, can help fatige

 

Shiitake***- stimulates immunity, increases interferon, t cells, macrophages, antiviral, may be more effective than AZT in blocking initial stages of hiv, antioxidant, inhibits various cancers and tumors.

 

Siberian Ginseng**- Immune stimulant, vigor restor, regulates insomonia, dpressiong, memory, infection and speeds recovery.,

 

St Johns wort**- antiviral, the hypericin extract works against aids virus. Greatly extends life span of people with aids in one study. In second stage of clinical aids research study.

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James Duke says in his book The green pharmacy about the following. You can his book for free, completely, without any sign ups either, at mothernature.com They have 21 online free rotale books there, inclduing herbs for health and healing from kathi keville which is a top favorite of mine also.

 

Licorise (the glycyrrhizin in it) can inhibit a # of processes involved in viral replication, such as ability to prentare host cells and change their genetic matieral. In studies there are indications that this chemical inhibits the growth of hiv in a tube. A few clinical trials have also created good results. In one study with people with HIV but without aids symptoms, japan scientists claim that the chemical delayed the appearance of the symptoms related to HIV. In a nother report those with hemophilia who had hiv from blood transfusions were given glycyrrhizin for more than a month. The amt of virus in their blood decreases considerably, suggestiong it may inhibit replication of the virus in some people. It also helps reduce side effects of the treatment AZT.

 

Oregano - many aids deaths come from a process known as oxidative stress acording to new york aids researched howard greenspan, md. His suggestion is to load up on the antioxidants and oregano is a great one.

 

St Johns - Hypericin and pseudohypericin have shown to be effective against active HIV,a t least in the test tube. A mix of Hypericin and and several derivatives has been patented as a treatment for cytomegalovirus infection, one of the many oppurtunist infections that can strike those with aids.

 

He also lists echincea as being helpful, although not as helpful as some herbs he mentions. 3 leaves means best, 2 means good. Ech gets 2 leaves. He also mentions black eyed susan, blessed thistle, burdock, astagalus, aloe, garlic, hyssop, onion, pear, elderberry, ev. primrose, iceland moss, etc.

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Earl Mindell says in the herb bible, which I didnt really like, that acemannan, a compund derived from aloe, has been shown to increase disease-fighting immune cells in mice whose immune systems had been comprimised by exposure to radiation. Other studies suggest that this chemical may enhance the ffect of AZT and acyclovir in blocking the spread of the AIDS virus.

 

-Erin