Hiv And Aloe Vera

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Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is a tropical plant grown in many homes. The jelly-like substance found in the leaves is used to treat minor burns and cuts. It may also be used to treat skin problems associated with HIV and anti-HIV drugs. As with burns or cuts, the... Read more »

Appendix B: References to Research on Herbal Therapies

Aloe Vera Volger BK, Ernst E. Aloe vera: a systematic review of its clinical effectiveness. British Journal of General Practice 1999;49(447):823-8; Montaner JS, Gill J, et al. Double-blind placebo-controlled pilot trial of acemannan in advanced... Read more »

How People Living With HIV Use Herbal Therapies

HIV-positive people use herbs for a few key purposes: Immune System Therapies Many people with HIV take herbs to support the immune system and to help it repair the damage caused by the virus. This is one of the most important uses for herbs but... Read more »

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Aloe Vera, other exotic herbs and HIV

I am an HIV+ man and was reading about the benefits of Aloe Vera. I've read that it helps with the boost of the immune system and also the digestive tract. I take reyataz, truvada, and norvir contact and find that i have diarrhea more than...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

We used to use Aloe Vera in the 90's when we had no options to treat HIV besides nucleosides. It caused us to have diarrhea and GI upset and we saw no increases in CD4 cells at all. No data on this product makes me not jump to take it for my... Read more »

Is it safe to consume OTC Aloe Vera Juice with

I was diagnosed with AIDS three months ago and have just begun a combination of Famvir, Zerit, Viracept, Epivir, and temporarily, Sulfameth/Trimethoprim to prevent pneumonia. I am not asking for advice as to whether Aloe Vera Juice is effective...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

I think it is OK. But this type of possible drug interaction is not completely understood.Alvan Fisher, M.D.... Read more »

Aloe vera

I've read reports on the efficiency of aloe-vera for increasing the immunity. There is still no scientific basis for this property of Aloevera. I'm already on ART. Can I take Aloe along with it to increase my immune power? What other...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.There's little convincing scientific data to support the use of aloe in treating HIV. A nice (if somewhat older) <a href="http://www.thebody.com/content/art47474.html" target=_new>review of the... Read more »

Aloe vera in Nigeria

i am a young widow and lives in nigeria. i find find out about my status two yrs ago. i am yet to start any med. two months ago when i did my cd4, it 550. how soon do you think i should start taking my drug, again i am always having headach. can...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

With a CD4 count of 550 this indicates that you are in a safe range of immune function. When you say taking your drug again does this refer to a combination pill against HIV? Headache has many causes and with a CD4 count of 550 it is very unlikely... Read more »

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Beware people pushing "Aloe Vera" for HIV !

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 4 Replies

It's important to remember this Forum can be entered by anybody. Anybody can post here. And some people are here to try and make money out of us by offering to share with us magical cures for HIV/AIDS.

I have just received yet another email from a... Read more »

HIV from sharing creams?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I borrowed hydrocortizone cream with aloe from a neighboor they had been using on the baby. If the baby had HIV and I used the same ointment could I get HIV? Read more »

Hepatitis y HIV??

Posted by jsco, 2 Replies

Hola a todos alguien tiene informacion si la hepatitis B o C hace indetectable al virus del HIV y cuanto tiempo tarda en ser dectectable si lo tenes? es el unico analisis que no me he hecho. Gracias Read more »

I met an HIV Positive person for the first time

Posted by Barbdoll, 1 Reply

Hello again,
On Saturday I travelled to meet an HIV Positive friend. It was my first time. At first i was nervous didn't know what to expect. I really didn't want to go there to talk about the fact that we were both Positive. I wanted to meet him,... Read more »

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