Efficacy of a Chinese herbal formula on hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B patients

Figure 2 Concentration curves of hepatitis B virus surface antigen and hepatitis B e antigen levels during Chinese herbal formula and placebo treatment. There was no significant difference between the two groups in serum hepatitis B virus surface antigen or hepatitis B e antigen levels at baseline. A: The patients in the treatment group showed significantly decreased hepatitis B virus surface antigen level in serum compared with those in the control group at weeks 48 and 96; B: The patients in the treatment group showed significantly decreased hepatitis B e antigen level in serum compared with those in the control group at weeks 48 and 96. Mann-Whitney U test. Treatment group: Chinese herbal formula invigorating kidney and clearing away the heat and expelling superficial evils; Control group: Placebo. HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; ICE: Invigorating kidney and clearing away the heat and expelling superficial evils.