Many plants native to Indonesia as a potential anti-HIV / AIDS, but have not been tested screening to become an approved drug. "Instead of screening for herbal plants of tropical anti-HIV many do developed countries like the US or Europe," said the expert in biomedical Suprapto Ma 'at in Jakarta.Suprapto said screening was preceded by the determination of the cytotoxicity of extracts to cell cultures that have been diinveksi HIV, to screening of plant extracts for an unknown fraction of which have steady activity as an anti-HIV.
Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga was pointed out, the results of Western research on turmeric (Curcuma domestika / longa) turns yellow colored pigment known to have pharmacological effects such as antitumor, anti-infective activity, anti-inflammatory and may inhibit the activity of HIV-1 integrase enzyme.
Acemannan which is a polysaccharide acetylation of aloe vera (aloe vera) studied in laboratories in the US and Canada, it is antitumor, immunostimulatory and antiviral.
Diterpenoid lactones contained in bitter (andrographis paniculata) can inhibit the growth of HIV-1 and HIV-2 and patented at Bastyr University with AndroVir name.
Research on an extract meniran (Phyllanthus niruri) works as an anti-viral and immunostimulatory (immune stimulant) in patients with HIV / AIDS
Extracts of noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) has patented a number of researchers in developed countries as an anti-infective and anti-cancer.
Extract Brotowali (Tinospora cordifolia) is able to decrease the symptoms that occur in HIV infection such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia and weakness.
Extract of guava (Psidium guajava) as inhibitors of the HIV virus and alleviate the side effects of HIV, such as diarrhea.
He said China is already screening for anti-HIV plants of 5,000 species of medicinal plants, accounting for about 90 species that exhibit anti-HIV activity or only about 13 percent.
So far the treatment of HIV / AIDS rely on HAART (Highly active antiretroviral therapy), introduced since 1996, which includes a combination of three chemical drugs are derived from at least two types of antiretroviral agents. HAART make stabilization of symptoms and increase survival time of patients between 4-12 years old, but does not cure the patient of HIV and can recur after treatment stops. "Thus the HIV patients in need of alternative medicines and medicinal potential companion