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The anti-HIV-1 effects of 204 crude drugs of common use in Japan were evaluated in vitro. As a result, 45 samples inhibited HIV-1-induced cytopathogenicity in MT-4 cells. In particular, the hot water extracts of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (root) and Prunella vulgaris (spike) showed the strongest anti-HIV-1 activities. Their IC100 values were both 16 micrograms/ml. In general, the hot water extracts of the crude drug suppressed the replication of HIV-1 growth more strongly than the cold water extracts.

About 33 million people worldwide, including about 700,000 in the U.S., are living with HIV/AIDS. Living is the operative word here is Director of Clinical Practice for Health Sciences University. She has been active in Public Health for over 20 years and was Chief of the Adult Health Division of the New Mexico State Health Department. She has also worked in HIV/AIDS research, home health care, aging services, and hospice care.