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.