Abstract: | In China the main cause of liver fibrosis is viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B, C and D. The etiology of the disease is the invasion of damp heat and deficiency of anti pathogenic factors. The key pathogenesis is accumulation of heat toxin and damage to the liver and spleen. The main method of treatment should be cooling blood, removing blood stasis and toxin, nourishing the liver and spleen, removing dampness, etc. The disease can be differentiated into the following six syndromes: syndrome of liver depression and deficiency of the spleen, syndrome of damp-heat accumulation, syndrome of stagnation of qi and blood, syndrome of accumulation of heat toxin, syndrome of deficiency of qi and yin, and syndrome of deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney. The syndrome of accumulation of heat toxin is the main syndrome of liver fibrosis. |