Chinese Medicine Treatments of HIV-like Diseases

Jeffrey Yuen presents a Chinese medicine perspective on treating HIV and AIDS, drawing parallels to cancer treatment. He challenges the belief that AIDS is incurable, emphasizing prevention alongside treatment. The pathological model describes how exogenous pathogenic factors (EPF) become internalized perverse factors (IPF) when the body's defensive qi (wei qi) fails to eliminate them. These factors eventually reach the constitutional level (jing), creating dormancy similar to cancer. Treatment focuses on strengthening the spleen and kidneys while supporting the body's natural elimination processes. Combining tonifying herbs with detoxification methods, practitioners must distinguish between healing crises and pathological responses, individualizing treatment rather than following standardized protocols for optimal outcomes.