Effect of moringa oleifera in HIV infected patients – a review

Abstract

The Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) when left untreated, can lead to a substantial risk to one's health. The life expectancy of people living with HIV has significantly increased as a result of the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). In many developing countries, traditional medicines like Moringa oleifera (MO) is used as a part of their treatment in addition to ART. The goal of this review was to look into how MO affected the health of HIV patients. To evaluate the effect of MO, different health parameters were checked among HIV-infected patients. It has been found that supplementing with MO has several noteworthy advantages for HIV patients. Based on these findings, it can be inferred that adding MO supplements significantly improves the health of people living with HIV. MO can be considered as a beneficial additional therapy to ART to improve the overall treatment results for HIV patients.