Palliative Approach towards Managing HIV/AIDS Pandemic

Abstract

The central discourse of this study is on HIV surge, management and the use of anti-HIV herbs. The use of medical herbs as complementary effort to control HIV surge has been attempted in some countries of the world. The paper critically examines plants that have anti HIV potency mostly in in-vitro. The in-vivo test for those herbs against HIV is still in the pipeline. Mention was made of plants that have medicinal propensity against the deadly virus (HIV); and which equally boost human immune system. The study equally discusses profile, etiology of HIV and psycho-socio-management of the HIV victims.