1, traditional Chinese medicine is harmful to liver function.
The liver is the detoxification organ in the human body, and all kinds of drugs we take eventually need to be metabolized by the liver, because the drugs are first absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and then reach the liver through the portal vein. Drugs left in the liver will have toxic effects on liver cells, or be allergic to drugs, thus damaging the liver. This is drug-induced liver disease. If drug-induced liver disease is serious, it may develop into acute and subacute liver necrosis, and finally develop into cirrhosis and even liver cancer. In addition to aristolochic acid, the following Chinese medicines can also damage the liver:
1. Long-term or excessive use of some drugs can cause general liver injury symptoms such as discomfort, pain and abnormal liver function in the liver area. These drugs include Jiang Banxia, Pollen Typhae, Taxilli, Shā rotto Katakuri, etc.
2. Taking a large amount of Toosendan Fructus, Dioscorea bulbifera, castor bean and Tripterygium wilfordii decoction will lead to toxic hepatitis.
3. If you take rhubarb for a long time, it will cause jaundice, because it will interfere with the metabolic pathway of bilirubin, and long-term intravenous drip of Sijiqing injection will also cause jaundice.
4. Some components of some Chinese herbal medicines can induce liver tumors, such as safrole and nitro compounds. Among them, the traditional Chinese medicines containing safrole are Chenopodium ambrosioides, Illicium verum, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, bee head tea, Senecio scandens and so on. Traditional Chinese medicines containing nitro compounds include Aristolochia, Akebia stem, nitrate, cinnabar and so on. Long-term excessive use can induce liver cancer.
The doctor reminded that in order to prevent Chinese medicine from hurting the liver, we must first go to a regular hospital. If you have liver disease, you should inform your doctor when you ask, and you should not take unknown drugs indiscriminately. Secondly, if you have symptoms of liver disease such as yellow eyes, yellow urine, fatigue and loss of appetite after taking Chinese medicine, you should stop taking the medicine immediately and go to the hospital to check your liver function.
2. Misunderstanding of hepatitis B..
A survey on the current situation of hepatitis B patients in China jointly conducted by the Infectious Diseases Branch of Chinese Medical Association and the Hepatology Branch found that patients with hepatitis B lacked a comprehensive and correct understanding of the transmission route and treatment objectives of hepatitis B, and the survey was conducted in five big cities, namely, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chongqing. The survey found that 75% of hepatitis B patients know that blood transfusion can spread hepatitis B virus, but they know little about vertical transmission and sexual transmission. 55% patients mistakenly believe that using tableware with infected people will spread hepatitis B virus. As many as 60% patients don't know the true meaning of E antigen/antibody and surface antigen/antibody detection. 37% patients think that hepatitis B can be cured.
Professor Weng Xinhua, honorary chairman of the Infectious Diseases Branch of Chinese Medical Association, pointed out that only a few patients (less than 5%) can achieve complete clinical cure through regular antiviral treatment (that is, surface antigen turns negative and surface antibody appears). For most patients, the treatment goal should be to keep the viral load as low as possible for a long time, so as to avoid or delay the occurrence of complications such as cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer.