Viral hepatitis is a serious global epidemic. Hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E can all cause liver damage, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer; each type of viral hepatitis may present with jaundice, and jaundice has long been treated with traditional Chinese medicine in clinical practice in China. Although modern antiviral drugs for hepatitis are diverse and effective, their use is limited by drug resistance, easy recurrence, and multiple adverse reactions. Traditional Chinese medicine, due to its characteristics of multiple components, multiple targets, and multiple pathways, has unique advantages in the field of antiviral hepatitis. Current research has shown that Chinese medicine formulations, single herbs, and their active components can exert antiviral hepatitis effects by intervening in viral invasion, inhibiting viral replication, and regulating the liver microenvironment. Traditional Chinese medicine has broad application prospects in the field of antiviral hepatitis and is expected to provide important references for the development of new antiviral hepatitis treatment strategies.

traditional Chinese medicine  /  viral hepatitis  /  antiviral  /  jaundice-associated viral hepatitis  /  intervening in viral invasion  /  inhibiting viral replication  /  regulating liver microenvironment