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Thailand
and
China
To
Launch
Herbal
Drug
for
People
with
HIV
Thailand
and
China
are
set
to
release
an
herbal
drug
which
they
claim
strengthens
the
immune
systems
of
people
with
HIV
and
helps
control
the
virus,
Thai
health
authorities
said.
Called
SH
Instant,
the
drug
combines
three
medicinal
herbs
from
China
and
two
from
Thailand
and
is
the
result
of
a six-year,
80
million
baht
research
project,
according
to
the
Medical
Science
Department
of
Thailand's
public
health
ministry.
The
drug
combines
the
Chinese
herbs
yingchen,
huangqi
and
ganchao
with
pluak
rak
mon
(part
of
the
mulberry
root)
and
dok
kham
foi
(extracted
from
safflowers).
'Based
on
our
research,
the
herbal
product
SH
Instant
will
effectively
enhance
immunity
against
HIV
infection
and
will
also
create
immunity
in
cases
of
drug-resistant
HIV,'
the
department's
deputy
chief
Pongpan
Wongmanee
said
in
a statement.
Researchers
based
their
findings
on
a study
of
60
patients,
which
found
that
the
40
taking
the
drug
fared
better
in
fighting
the
virus
than
the
20
who
did
not.
01/13/06 Source
AFX
News
Limited.
Thailand,
China
to
launch
herbal
drug
for
people
with
HIV.
www.Forbes.com.
January
11,
2006. 
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