AEGiS-GMHC: TREATMENT BRIEFS: Chinese Herbs

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TREATMENT BRIEFS: Chinese Herbs

TREATMENT ISSUES, Volume 6, Number 9 - October 1992; The Gay Men's Health Crisis Newsletter of Experimental Therapies
David Gold

Notes from the Underground, the newsletter of the PWA Health Group, reports that, Sho-Saiko-To (SSKT), a mixture of seven herbs that is widely used in China and Japan, inhibits HIV replication in the test tube. Studies were completed in "several reputable labs in the U.S." Based on this data, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, Tsumura, is seeking to begin clinical trials of SSKT on people with HIV. Of course, as was noted in Notes, many compounds inhibit HIV in test tube experiments, but do not produce a similar response in the body. Nonetheless, SSKT is completely nontoxic and is produced by a large, reputable company able to ensure sufficient quality control. Call the PWA Health Group at (212) 255-0520 if you would like assistance in importing SSKT.

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