Acute Viral Hepatitis A with Cholestatic Hepatitis Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine: A Case Report

Abstract

More and more patients suffering from hepatitis A, the number of patients representing symptoms that are uncharacteristic to hepatitis A is also increasing. There are occasions of serious complications among adult hepatitis A patients that can cause fulminant hepatitis or cirrhosis which can be fatal. A 43-year-old male was diagnosed as acute hepatitis A and was treated at a Western hospital over the course of three months, which included two months of hospitalization. However, his symptoms did not improve, so he was admitted to Oriental hospital. We prescribed Chunggan extract (CGX) four times a day. Acupuncture was performed twice a day. From the twenty-fourth day of admission, the total bilirubin fell under 10 mg/dL for the first time and next day he was discharged. Following his discharge, he consistently took CGX three times a day. 21 days after discharge all of his symptoms disappeared. This study demonstrated that traditional Korean medicine (TKM) for acute viral hepatitis with cholestatic hepatitis might be effective and safe with no adverse effects.

Recovery from hepatitis A after Korean medicine-based treatment: a case report

“…Here, we present the fingerprinting analysis of CGP (Supplement 2) 20 . CGP restores liver function, improves hepatic injury, chronic hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease and prevents liver cirrhosis through diverse mechanisms such as inhibition of natural killer T cell mediated liver toxicity, downregulation of TGF-β expression and matrix metalloproteinases resulting in attenuation of liver fibrosis 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. It can also reduce oxidative stress of liver tissues, exceeding the ability of hepatic cells to remove reactive oxygen 28 …”