Treatments for hepatitis C

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been approved several treatments for hepatitis C already:

• long-acting (pegylated) interferon combined with another drug called ribavirin (combination therapy)
• long-acting (pegylated) interferon by itself
• short-acting (standard) interferon with ribavirin

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

• Milk thistle
• Licorice root
• Ginseng
• Dandelion
• Echinacea
• Thymus extract