Experimental research of songzhi pills on inducement of interferon in mice and rats / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a new drug of treating the hepatitis C virus by studing the mechanisms of songzhi pills.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The four-wee old mice and two-month old rats were chosen to induce interferon.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The contents of interferon among the groups treated with songzhi pills were significantly higher than those of the normal group and the model group (P < 0.01),</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Songzhi pills may have the function of inducing interferon.</p>