A Cordyceps-containing formula, Immune Assist
24-7™, has recently come into popularity throughout
West Africa for use in treating HIV infections
and other immune-defi cient states. This Americanmade
product has been approved as a complementary
medicine by the regulatory authorities in a
number of African countries and is currently being
stocked in most hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies
throughout the region and is quite popular with both
the doctors and the patients due to its low toxicity
and cost when compared to the other antiretroviral
drug options.