Expert tips: food can also fight hepatitis B

In recent years, "medical food" is very popular in the United States and other developed countries The so-called medical food refers to those with therapeutic effect It is understood that the medical food industry has developed into a new industry in foreign countries As we all know, hepatitis B is a highly contagious disease in China Statistics from the health sector show that about 10% of the people in China are hepatitis B carriers, with a total number of 130 million, of which 4% - 6% are likely to develop into serious liver diseases (such as cirrhosis, ascites, liver cancer, etc.), but most of the hepatitis B carriers are likely to have no symptoms for life At present, the treatment of hepatitis B is still a worldwide medical problem Although hepatitis B treatment drugs including interferon and lamivudine have been developed at home and abroad, but these drugs are expensive and not 100% effective, so it has become a major topic to find cheap and good botanical drugs with good anti hepatitis B effect According to the research of scholars at home and abroad, in fact, there are many natural foods with definite anti HBV effect Therefore, for those infected with hepatitis B virus, it is undoubtedly of great benefit to eat natural food with anti hepatitis B effect and liver function improvement The author will briefly introduce some foods reported by scholars at home and abroad that have anti hepatitis effect as follows, for the reference of readers Bean, also known as bean or kidney bean, is a kind of vegetable widely planted in the north and south of China It is reported that bean contains a lot of phytohemagglutinin, which can activate the function of immune cells such as T lymphocytes in human body and enhance the immune ability According to the reports of domestic scholars, the experimental results of 50 cases of chronic hepatitis B patients treated with bean extract show that the total effective rate is about 70% Muskmelon is the fruit stalk of Cucurbitaceae Melon stem contains melon element, cucurbitacin, α - spinach sterol and other active ingredients The results of clinical trials showed that the total effective rate of cantaloupe on the treatment of chronic hepatitis B was 69%, which was close to the effect of Schisandra chinensis and sedge Baishan Yunzhi is the fruiting body of basidiomycete fungi, and its extract contains a large number of natural polysaccharide substance "Yunzhi polysaccharide" Scientific research has proved that polysaccharide of Coriolus versicolor is an excellent natural anti hepatitis material It not only has no side effects on human body, but also can be taken for a long time, enhance human immunity and improve the cure rate of hepatitis B As an antiviral drug, polysaccharide preparation of Coriolus versicolor has been widely used at home and abroad Bilberry bilberry is a kind of red and black berry of wild shrub bilberry in Rhododendron family Its juice contains a lot of polyphenol flavonoids, which has strong antioxidant and antiviral effects Regular drinking of Yueju juice has a significant improvement on chronic hepatitis B Yuganzi, also known as an'molle, is the fruit of an orange tree, a Euphorbiaceae plant It looks like a green olive, but it is slightly small and tastes sour Yuganzi is native to India, Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Recently, Japanese scholars reported that Yuganzi produced in China has an obvious antiviral effect and has a good inhibitory effect on a variety of viruses, including hepatitis B virus In Japan, Yuganzi juice has been developed into antiviral beverage health food Magnolia is the bud of Composite Plant Magnolia It has a light and delicious taste and can be used as wild vegetables Every spring, Jiangsu and Zhejiang folk have the habit of eating Malan According to traditional Chinese medicine, Malan is a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxification It is also reported that Malan root can be boiled and drunk with water, which has a good anti hepatitis effect Ixeris indica belongs to Compositae, which is distributed in North and south of China After breaking the tender stem of Ixeris, white milk like liquid flows out, so it is called "milk vegetable" in the West Recently, American scholars reported that Ixeris chinensis has obvious antiviral effect, and it can be used as a natural drug to prevent and treat hepatitis B It is reported that the United States and Europe have developed Ixeris into antiviral health food on the market Artichoke, also known as chrysanthemum thistle, is a perennial Compositae plant, which is native to the Mediterranean coast of Europe, and rarely planted in China Artichoke is also a natural food with antiviral and improved liver function, according to American scholars Artichoke has been developed into health food in foreign countries Silymarin is also one of the medicinal plants of Compositae It is commonly known as artichoke in Jiangnan area of China and is one of the specialty plants in China The anti hepatitis effect of silymarin has been confirmed for a long time The main component of anti hepatitis drugs such as Yiganling is silymarin Some commonly used medicine and food plants, such as garlic, dandelion, honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, cat claw grass, Huoxiang, Peilan and so on, also have antiviral effect, so usually eating such food can enhance immune ability and prevent hepatitis B.