Hepatitis B is categorized in Chinese medicine as dystocia (pain in the area of the ribs) and jaundice, and tonifying Zhong Yi Qi Tang with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan can alleviate the symptoms of the disease, but it does not have the effect of curing the disease.
The effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing the middle is to benefit the qi, elevate the yang and lift the sunken organs (to elevate the yang qi of the body in order to lift the sunken organs).
It is used in treating spleen deficiency and qi sinking syndrome, which manifests as reduced diet, yellowish color, lack of qi and laziness (lack of strength, not wanting to speak), tiredness and limb weakness, and loose stools, etc. It is also used in treating qi deficiency and fever syndrome. It is also used in Qi deficiency fever syndrome, manifesting as body heat and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by sweating with slight movement), shortness of breath and fatigue, thirst for hot drinks. This formula is contraindicated in cases of fever due to Yin deficiency and internal heat.
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is effective in nourishing Yin and tonifying the kidney. It is used for kidney yin deficiency, tinnitus, dizziness, tidal fever (a burst of heat, feeling that the heat comes from inside the bones to the outside), lumbar and knee pain and weakness, night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), spermatorrhea. Its adverse effects and contraindications are currently unknown.
Tonifying the middle Jiao Qi Tang with Six-flavored Di Huang Wan has the effect of tonifying the middle Jiao Qi and nourishing kidney yin. If the dystocia or jaundice is identified as spleen qi deficiency with kidney yin deficiency, taking these two medicines has the effect of relieving the symptom but these two medicines do not have the effect of curing hepatitis B at all.
Hepatitis B patients should be under the guidance of a doctor to rationalize the use of medication, do not take medication on their own, so as to avoid the wrong medicine delayed the condition.