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Hepatitis B (cont.)

Other Therapy

No herbs, supplements, or other alternative therapy is known to work as well as antiviral medication in slowing HBV replication and promoting liver healing in hepatitis B.

  • In clinical trials, however, people who took a combination of interferon and a preparation of Chinese herbs did better than people who took interferon alone or the herbs alone. However, these results need to be substantiated.
  • Research is ongoing to see which herbs may have a helpful effect on hepatitis.
  • At this time, no specific herb or herbal preparation is recommended.


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