Document 1060
 DOCN  M94A1060
 TI    Herb tea #1 treatment for AIDS patients in an AIDS nursing facility.
 DT    9412
 AU    Goh M; Highbridge Woodycrest Center, Bronx, New York.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):218 (abstract no. PB0884). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371515
 AB    OBJECTIVES: Highbridge Woodycreast Center (HWC) is an AIDS residential
       nursing facility in south Bronx, New York. We have been utilizing
       alternative treatment (acupuncture, Chinese herb, vitamins) as part of
       our treatment services since it opened in May 1991. HWC's approach is to
       combine hollistic and standard medical therapy for the optimal treatment
       for PWA's. Our objective is to provide treatment to our residents using
       nature therapies that would not cause adverse side effects. Chinese
       herbal formula, Herb Tea #1, was given in capsule form to 103 residents.
       Short-term effects of Herb Tea #1 has been followed and studied for its
       effects on the HIV population at HWC. METHOD: Residents were given the
       option of taking Herb Tea #1 from September 1991 through December 1993.
       A total of 103 patients were given Herb Tea #1. 43 of them took the
       formula for less than 3 months, 33 took the formula for 3 to 5 months,
       and 27 took the formula for 6-24 months. RESULTS: There was a marked
       increase in T4 cells, T4/T8 ratios, WBD and RBC levels. Improvement in
       symptoms ranged from 8-65% in these residents. No side-effects or toxic
       reactions were reported with the groups taking Herb Tea #1. DISCUSSION
       AND CONCLUSION: As a nursing facility, HWC already sees the increasing
       in the weights and lab data of its residents. Residents taking Herb Tea
       #1 also experienced reduction in opportunistic infections and presented
       greater improvement in their general health over the 19 residents who
       didn't take the herb.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/IMMUNOLOGY/*THERAPY  Drugs, Chinese
       Herbal/*ADMINISTRATION & DOSAGE  Human  MEETING ABSTRACT

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