Retrospective comparison was made on 100 cases of chronic B - hepatitis and 50 cases of C chronic hepatitis. It was found that their were several characteristics

including male susceptibility

similar syndrome and fluctuating hepatic functions. However

there were differences

such as more ways of spreading with higher incidence in the age-range from 18 - 42 mostly in active chronic condition in the former group

whereas for the latter group the way of spreading was simple

mostly persistent in its course

and occurred mostly in elderly and middle -aged

due to differences in their viralgene and pathogenesis. For the B-hepatitis group

most patients were of damp-heat type

with high scoring for their syndromes

whereas

for the C - hepatitis

the scoring for syndromes was lower

and can be effectively treated with blood -cooling

blood activating and detoxifying drugs

but the total rate of relapse was higher with Sow frequency of fluctuation.