Hepatitis B Infection

Sign/Symptoms
Drugs
Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs
Treatments
Attributes
Commonality for South East Asia is common
Commonality for Russia is uncommon
Commonality for South Africa is common
Commonality for Europe is uncommon
Commonality for China is common
Commonality for Zimbabwe is common
Commonality for East Africa is common
Commonality for Central Africa is common
Commonality for Sub Saharan Africa is common
Commonality for North Africa is common
Further Tests
Urine Amino Acid Concentration

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Selenium Supplement [4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. IMPORTANT: Selenium is toxic in high doses. Massive overdoses can cause kidney failure, breathing difficulty and death. Selenium should only be taken at healthy levels which the body is able to tolerate.

Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidene does not support claims that selenium helps to prevent or treat hepatitis)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Chlorella (Green Algae, Chlorella Pyrenoidosa) [4, 5, 6, 7]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Chlorella helps to treat hepatitis in any way)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Milk Thistle [17, 18, 19]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that milk thistle can help treat hepatitis B. More studies are needed)

Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9203930?dopt=Abstract

2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9441582?dopt=Abstract

3. Hollinger, F.; Lau, D. (2006). "Hepatitis B: the pathway to recovery through treatment". Gastroenterology clinics of North America 35 (4): 895–931. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2006.10.002

4. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

5. Nakano, S et al. “Maternal-fetal distribution and transfer of dioxins in pregnant women in Japan, and attempts to reduce maternal transfer with Chlorella (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) supplements...” Chemosphere 2005 Dec; 61(9): 1244–55.

6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11347287&dopt=Abstract

7. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/chlorella

8. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/selenium?sitearea=ETO

9. http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/doc.aspx?viewid=ED8AD8E8-6AE5-458D-8091-393F4CB73F0D

10. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-selenium.html

11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9290116

12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9829869

13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10335455

14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2136228

15. http://www.springerlink.com/content/v0r644v4ju5153k2/

16. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/101/5/283

17. https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/viral-hepatitis

18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17943794

19. https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/milk-thistle

 


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