Citation: Jian WANG, Wen ZOU. A General Introduction of HIV/AIDS Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine in China .VIROLOGICA SINICA, 2007, 22(6) : 471-475.

A General Introduction of HIV/AIDS Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

  • Corresponding author: Jian WANG, 62tiger@163.com
  • Received Date: 09 June 2007
    Accepted Date: 16 October 2007
    Available online: 01 December 2007
  • This paper gives a general introduction of HIV/AIDS treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China during the past 20 years. Although the role of TCM in treatment of HIV/AIDS is promising, there is still a long way to go.

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      Corresponding author: Jian WANG, 62tiger@163.com
    • Traditional Chinese Medicine Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment, China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100700, China

    Abstract: This paper gives a general introduction of HIV/AIDS treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China during the past 20 years. Although the role of TCM in treatment of HIV/AIDS is promising, there is still a long way to go.