Light the new hope for AIDS treatment of traditional Chinese medicine 
 
 
20:36:28 December 01, 2014 
 
 
Source: xinhua 

    Xinhuanet Beijing on December 1 (reporter Wang Sibei) on December 1st is world AIDS day. At present, the case fatality rate is extremely high there is no effective cure of infectious diseases, is still a major public health problem facing today's human and social problems.
 
    In order to explore the effective way of AIDS prevention and treatment of Chinese medicine, in 2004, the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine, in the five provinces in China by the ministry of health and the ministry of finance jointly implement of Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS pilot project, by the central government allocated special funds, for people living with HIV and patients free treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.
 
    "Heavy disaster area" as HIV/AIDS, and in 2004 became the first Chinese medicine treatment of HIV/AIDS in henan province, one of pilot projects.
 
    Recently, the reporter in follow the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine to henan field research progress of the project, met a group of people is henan kaifeng optimization methodology for jujube village, zhu village built their own homes.
 
    ", how do I can think of AIDS for more than a decade now can also stand up, can still odd jobs to earn money." On the construction site is responsible for the "grey" Li Guo (a pseudonym) told reporters. There are a lot of mud on his clothes, but is full of smile on his face.
 
    Thirteen years ago, Li Guo due to sell blood infected with AIDS. The 33-year-old man was already give yourself ready for a coffin. "Not even stand up, can only crawl on the ground, lay waiting to die all day." He said.
 
    Li Guo "rebirth" thanks to the Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS pilot project. Under the doctor's careful treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, he not only survived, and also restore the ability to work. "Now work part-time can make eighty dollars a day, I also want to earn money for his son to marry daughter-in-law!" Li Guoxiao said.
 
    Like Li Guo, since the project began in 2004, a growing number of AIDS patients by once suffered from suffering, loss of life self-care ability, the labor ability to recover after treatment of Chinese medicine, the quality of life also significantly increased.
 
    , according to statistics from the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine at present, the pilot provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) has been developed from the initial 5 to 19, the year the central government increased to 82.26 million yuan, the total investment of about 530 million yuan. As of September 30, 2014, 26276 AIDS patients and patients accepted free treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.
 
    "Project implementation in 10 years, participate in the treatment of patients in overall mortality decline year by year, CD4 + T cells (human immune cells) levels steady and gradually rise, viral load levels gradually reduce, in case fatality rate reduced year by year. At the same time, a cold, fever, diarrhoea, mucosal ulcer significantly reduce the incidence of opportunistic infections such as frequency." Henan said li-ran xu, director of the Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS pilot project office, some patients recover from skinny to round, can't eat rice taste good, and gradually restore the ability to work.
 
    According to statistics, at present, the henan AIDS mortality decreased from 9.23% to 3.39%, lower than international level.
 
    Henan college of traditional Chinese medicine the first YiFuYuan JiAiYing of doctor of medical director, told reporters: "the concept of traditional Chinese medicine cure ai not kill the virus, but to suppress the virus, improve patient's quality of life, let patients live in spite of illness."
 
    Henan academy of traditional Chinese medicine in Xia Zuchang pointed out that compared with western medicine therapy, Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS has obvious economic advantage. Pure traditional Chinese medicine treatment of AIDS patients, expenses for medicine under 10 yuan per person a day.
 
    Now, in addition to yi aikang capsule, wood herb da yuan particles, nourish the mixture in a group of henan pilot project has been used in clinical of TCM; Clear lung school particles such as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are developing new drugs. "We hope that these agents will go out and benefit more AIDS patients in henan province, for the nation and the world of patients relieve the pain." Xia Zuchang said.