Research progress on anti-hepatitis B virus activity and mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic DNA virus that can cause acute or chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis B has become a worldwide public health disease, likely to develop into cirrhosis, hepatic failure or even hepatoma, which seriously threatens the human's health. Chinese materia medica and its active ingredients play an important anti-HBV activity. Research progress on anti-HBV activities and mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine is summarized in this paper, in order to provide the reference for future research on anti-HBV.