近年来,随着医学和药学的进步,很多传染病已经能够防治,但是,病毒性肝炎至今仍然是危害最大的一种传染病。在日本,肝炎大部分由病毒引起,但醇、脂肪的过氧化物、食品中的毒物,肝毒性药剂也可引起肝炎。西方医学对肝炎病患没有特效药物。但是中药中则有不少对肝炎有效的药物。所以我们以开发新药为目的,开始了在中药中寻求肝炎 In recent years, with the progress of medicine and pharmacy, many infectious diseases have been able to prevent and cure. However, viral hepatitis is still the most harmful infectious disease to date. In Japan, the majority of hepatitis is caused by viruses, but alcohol, fatty peroxides, food poisoning and hepatotoxic agents can also cause hepatitis. Western medicine for hepatitis patients no specific drugs. However, there are many traditional Chinese medicine for hepatitis effective drugs. So for the purpose of developing new drugs, we started to seek hepatitis in Chinese medicine