Table 5.

Antiviral effect of active components.

Author; year	Animal or cell	Active components	Factors and pathways
Chiang et al. [37]; 2003	HBV-transfected human hepatoma cells	Saikosaponin c	HBeAg↓; HBV DNA↓
Guo et al. [52]; 2007	HepG2.2.15; HBV-infected ducks; HBV-transgenic mice	Wogonin	HBsAg and HBeAg↓; HBV DNA↓
Cheng et al. [59]; 2006	HepG2.2.15 cells	Baicalin	HBsAg and HBeAg↓; HBV DNA↓