modulation of liver enzymes by an iranian preparation of echinacea purpurea

hepatitis b, a common infectious disease of liver, is transmitted by blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid that carry hepatitis b virus (hbv).  in chronic infection, medical care is required to decrease possibility of cirrhosis and liver cancer. in the present report, the hepatoprotective effect of an echinacea purpurea preparation (echiherb®) has been described in a patient who suffered from hbv infection. the levels of both enzymes of aspartate aminotransferase (ast) and alanine aminotransferase (alt) decreased to their normal level after 6 weeks of treatment. therefore, this report may provide a new perspective for protection of liver in patients with hbv infection along with other diseases which damage liver cells using e. purpurea preparations.