Hepatitis B ⁽⁷⁾

A precancerous lesion refers to certain benign lesions or conditions that carry the potential to become malignant; if left to persist over a long period, they may progress into malignant tumors. It should be noted, however, that a precancerous lesion does not inevitably develop into…

He Xiuchuan, male, born 1939, chief TCM physician, graduated from the Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1962. He once served as executive vice president of the Cangzhou (Hebei) Chinese Medicine Hospital and was a supervising teacher for the second national cohort of inheritors…

Dangyao is an uncommon Chinese herbal medicine, the dried whole herb of Swertia tosaensis (Gentianaceae). Because it bears purple flowers, it is also called Zihuadi dang. Dangyao was originally a folk herb used by Mongolians, who call it digeda; in Mongolian "digeda" means bitter—a name…

Shengma Gegen Decoction comes from the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang (Prescription Pharmacy Harmonous Formula). It consists of Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Zhigancao (honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae) and Gegen (Radix Puerariae) in a 2:2:2:3 ratio. The herbs are mixed and ground into coarse powder;…

Patient Qi, from Liaoyuan, male, 50 years old, came along when his younger brother sought treatment from me for lymphoma. During the visit, he mentioned his family medical history. An elder in his family had died of liver cancer that developed from hepatitis B. Both…

What should you do if you have hepatitis B? Should hepatitis B be treated? Can hepatitis B be cured? How many hepatitis B patients eventually progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer? If hepatitis B is cured, will it not progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer?…

During my college-entrance physical examination, out of a class of more than fifty students, nearly ten were found to have hepatitis B; unfortunately I was one of them. Fortunately I had only the "small three positive" (minor HBV carrier state), and over more than ten…