Jul
10
2009
Immunostimulants
Author: adminSubstances like nutrients and drugs taken to stimulate the immune system are called immunostimulants. The Immunostimulants activates some of the components of the immune system or sometimes helps it to increase its activity. The immunostimulants are categorized into two different varieties, which are the specific and the non specific immunostimulants. The immunostimulants of the specific category are vaccines and antigens and those of the non specific category are those taken to augment the response of the immune system. They are not antigen specific. There are many substances mostly endogenous substances which are non – specific immunostimulants. Immunostimulants can be either synthetic or herbal which is naturally obtained.