Open AccessTreating older patients with AIDS using Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Conventional Western Medicine in China
Author(s) -
Zhibin Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aging and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.808
H-Index - 54
ISSN - 2152-5250
DOI - 10.14336/ad.2021.0925
Subject(s) - medicine , traditional chinese medicine , alternative medicine , western medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , traditional medicine , china , intensive care medicine , antiretroviral therapy , family medicine , viral load , pathology , political science , law
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic and incurable disease. People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) require lifelong care. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has played an important role in AIDS treatment since the year 2004. TCM offers many advantages including a rich resource of Chinese herbs, lower cost and fewer side effects. In addition to the widespread use of antiviral therapy, TCM offers unique humanistic care and holistic adjustment of the body system. To date, more and more patients are benefiting from TCM not only in China. In this article, we describe the feasibility of treating AIDS with TCM.