A Chinese traditional patent medicine "Tang Herbal Tablet" developed independently by Chinese scientific research business to improve AIDS symptoms was approved by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to be put into clinical treatment. As learned this is the first Chinese traditional patent medicine approved to improve Aids symptoms.

Persons responsible from SFDA said that in line with the standard including safety, effectiveness, and controllable quality, the Tang Herbal Tablet can increase the CD4 lymphocyte of HIV carriers and AIDS Patients, alleviate their weariness, hair loss, loss of appetite and diarrhea, as well as improve their physical activity.

(People's Daily April 9, 2004)