[Efficacy of Phyllanthus spp. in treating patients with chronic hepatitis B].

The efficacy of Phyllanthus amarus produced in india, P. niruri gathered from hainan province and P. urinaria from henan province was assessed in a total of 88 cases of chronic hepatitis B with 11.42 and 35 each. It was shown that P. urinaria had the effect of seroconversion on HBeAg from positive to negative as well as on HBeAb from negative to positive, while the other two herbs had not. In addition none of these three herbs had similar effect on HBsAg.