— Christine M. Kukka, Project Manager, HBV Advocate
An experiment in a laboratory setting found that an extract from
green tea was an effective antiviral, stopping HBV from producing HBsAg
and HBeAg.
Researchers from Beijing, writing in the Journal of Zhejiang University Science,
reported they used epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG, a compound found
in green tea) and found it effectively suppressed the secretion of
HBsAg and HBeAg.
The extract proved to be more powerful than the
antiviral lamivudine in suppressing the virus. Researchers suggest this
substance may emerge as an effective antiviral, which would not carry
the side effects of current antivirals.
Source: www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-B/Green-tea-for-HBV/show/2139638
HBV Journal Review — June 1, 2014, Vol 11, no 6
Labels: antiviral properties, Green tea
