Can grapefruit peel treat hepatitis?

Most people know that grapefruit peel can moisten the lungs and clear the intestines, regulate qi and resolve phlegm, and has certain benefits for the spleen and stomach. It is generally used to relieve indigestion, loss of appetite, etc. Grapefruit peel also has many other functions. For example, it can also have a certain alleviating effect on hepatitis, but the treatment of hepatitis still needs to be carried out through medication. Below, I will introduce some of the effects of grapefruit peel in alleviating hepatitis.

Pomelo peel tastes sweet and sour and is cold in nature. It has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening the lungs and clearing the intestines, nourishing blood and strengthening the spleen. It can cure symptoms such as poor appetite, loss of mouth, and indigestion. It can help digestion, remove phlegm and quench thirst, and regulate qi and disperse stagnation. For hepatitis B patients who suffer from chest and flank discomfort, proper consumption can provide some relief. However, this can only be an auxiliary treatment for hepatitis B. The most fundamental way to get rid of hepatitis B is to eliminate the hepatitis B virus.

There is currently no scientific evidence to prove that grapefruit peel has an inhibitory effect on the hepatitis B virus. The rumor on the Internet that grapefruit peel water can cure hepatitis B may be a coincidence. Therefore, hepatitis B patients should not blindly believe in so-called folk remedies and seek treatment. This will not only fail to cure the disease, but may also miss the best time to treat hepatitis B, leading to worsening of the disease.

In medicine, the abnormalities felt by patients are called symptoms, such as nausea, pain in the liver area, etc.; the abnormalities that doctors can see and touch are called signs, such as enlarged liver, ascites, etc. Symptoms and signs are collectively referred to as clinical manifestations. Like many diseases, the clinical manifestations of hepatitis B vary greatly. Depending on the clinical manifestations, hepatitis B virus infection is often divided into the following types.

1. Severe hepatitis B: The disease progresses rapidly and the symptoms are very serious. If not actively treated, it may be life-threatening.

2. Acute hepatitis B: Acute hepatitis B lasts for less than half a year. It usually starts quickly with symptoms of varying severity. In most people, the surface antigen disappears within half a year, and a few may develop chronic hepatitis B.

3. Hepatitis B virus carriers: if there are no symptoms and signs. The liver function is normal, only the surface antigen is positive, whether it is "big triple positive" or "small triple positive". Regardless of whether HBvDNA is positive or negative, people are called hepatitis B virus carriers. It accounts for the majority of hepatitis B infections. It is worth noting that some people have no symptoms and even normal liver function, but they have chronic inflammation in the liver. If not treated, it can eventually develop into cirrhosis. These people are not true carriers. Therefore, if there is no evidence from liver histological examination, long-term, dynamic observation is required to make an accurate diagnosis.

4. Chronic hepatitis B: Chronic hepatitis B refers to a disease course of more than half a year, which may cause symptoms of varying severity, and may be persistent and recurrent. If there is no history of hepatitis B and no recent test results, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether the first onset of hepatitis B is acute or chronic.

The treatment for each type of hepatitis B is different, so hepatitis B patients should try not to buy medicine on their own. They should still be diagnosed by a professional doctor before receiving treatment.

For hepatitis B patients, they should go to the hospital for regular check-ups and take medicines on time. General food can only play an auxiliary therapeutic role. The therapeutic effect of grapefruit peel on hepatitis B is limited. For patients with hepatitis, they should analyze how to sober up and try to maintain a regular life and good work and rest habits.