Immunocompromised human ailment commonly acknowledged as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is instigated on by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV infection spreads through the exchange of bodily fluids including blood, sperm, vaginal fluid, and breast milk because these fluids include both free virus particles and virus that has already infected immune cells. It has been one of the most widely communicable human diseases by sexual transmission. HIV directly affects the human immune system resulting in the gradual loss of immunity in response to the pathogenic invasion responsible for life-threatening infections and malignancies to proliferate. HIV infect vital immune cells like CD4 T-cells and macrophages in the human body in a number of ways, including by pyroptosizing infected T-cells, which causes a slow decline in their population. Herbal plants are used for the therapy of HIV infection since the traditional time. Some of the commonly used herbs for the treatment of HIV infection are Vernonia amygdalina, Rheum officinale, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Rheum palmatum, Cinnamomum tamala, Cassia abbreviata, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Sutherlandia frutescens, Artemisia annua, Calendula officinalis, etc. These plants are supposed to be investigated further for isolation of anti-viral agents against HIV.