Clinical studies show that oxymatrine [28] is effective in reducing hepatitis B viral replication in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Xiao Chaihu Tang enhances production of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and antibodies against hepatitis B core and e antigen by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with chronic hepatitis [82]. Here, IFNG is linked to chronic hepatitis.