| AIDS is a short hand term we have for | | | | herbs in their complete form, the body's |
| describing someone with a very weakened | | | | healing process utilizes a balance of |
| defenses system. In 1980 and 1981, | | | | ingredients provided by nature. The |
| doctors in Los Angeles and New York | | | | World Health Organization estimates that |
| became alarmed about the possibility of | | | | of 119 plant-derived pharmaceutical |
| a new disease when they noticed that | | | | medicines, about 74 percent are used in |
| some of their homosexual patients had | | | | modern medicine. Much debate has |
| contracted rare forms of cancer and | | | | circulated as to whether or not |
| pneumonia.The Centers for Disease | | | | pharmaceutical companies should extract |
| Control and Prevention (CDC) identified | | | | the potent ingredients from the herbs |
| the new disease-now known as acquired | | | | and synthesize their own man-made herbs, |
| immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-in June | | | | or prescribe herbs in their purest form. |
| 1981. AIDS is believed to be caused by | | | | Aloe vera has historically been known |
| HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, | | | | for assisting the functions of the |
| which is mainly transmitted in one of | | | | gastrointestinal tract, and for its |
| three ways: in semen during sexual | | | | properties of soothing, cleansing and |
| intercourse, from mother to fetus during | | | | helping the body to maintain healthy |
| pregnancy or delivery, and by the use of | | | | tissues. This plant has a reputation of |
| a syringe infected with the virus. HIV | | | | facilitating digestion, aiding blood and |
| invades a person's white blood cells and | | | | lymphatic circulation, as well as |
| disables the body's immune system. | | | | kidney, liver and gall bladder |
| A damaged immune system is not only more | | | | functions. Aloe contains at least three |
| vulnerable to HIV, but also to the | | | | anti-inflammatory fatty acids that are |
| attacks of other infections. It won't | | | | helpful for the stomach, small intestine |
| always have the strength to fight off | | | | and colon. It naturally alkalizes |
| things that wouldn't have bothered it | | | | digestive juices to prevent overacidity |
| before. | | | | - a common cause of digestive |
| As time goes by, a person who has been | | | | complaints. |
| infected with HIV is likely to become | | | | Herbal medicine is also known as |
| ill more and more often until, usually | | | | botanical medicine (in Europe it is |
| several years after infection, they | | | | known as phytotherapy or phytomedicine). |
| become ill with one of a number of | | | | An herb is a part of a plant that can be |
| particularly severe illnesses. It is at | | | | used for healing purposes (as a potion |
| this point that they are said to have | | | | or remedy). An herb can be a leaf, a |
| AIDS - when they first become seriously | | | | flower, a stem, a seed, a root, a fruit, |
| ill, or when the number of immune system | | | | bark, or any other plant part that can |
| cells left in their body drops below a | | | | treat wounds, abrasions, cuts, and a |
| particular point. Different countries | | | | number of other conditions. There are an |
| have slightly different ways of defining | | | | estimated 250,000 to 500,000 plants on |
| the point at which a person is said to | | | | earth today. |
| have AIDS rather than HIV. | | | | Herbs contain a large number of |
| Herbal medicine | | | | naturally occurring chemicals that have |
| Herbal medicine is the most ancient form | | | | biological activity. Herbs work in a |
| of health care known to man. Herbs have | | | | similar fashion to antibiotics, |
| been used in all cultures since history | | | | pharmaceutical drugs, and that is why |
| records were recorded. Herbal medicine | | | | there has been such a stirring furor |
| has such an extraordinary influence that | | | | about the pros and cons of both. In this |
| numerous alternative medicine therapies | | | | debate, both drugs and herbs have been |
| treat their patients with herbal | | | | compared many times over. Herbal |
| remedies, including naturopathy, | | | | medicine is the most beneficial when it |
| orthomolecular medicine, andayurveda. | | | | is used to cure chronic, ongoing |
| Approximately 25 percent of all | | | | diseases. |
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