Research advances in the clinical and basic research on Fuzheng Huayu prescription in treatment of chronic liver diseases

Fuzheng Huayu prescription is developed by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, nourishing essence, and tonifying the liver, and it is an effective empirical prescription for the treatment of chronic liver diseases including chronic viral hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer. This prescription has been used in clinical practice for many years and has a marked clinical effect in alleviating clinical symptoms and improving liver fibrosis and complications. In recent years, many scholars have conducted in-depth studies on the clinical effect and mechanism of action of Fuzheng Huayu prescription in the treatment of chronic liver diseases and achieved satisfactory results. This article summarizes related research findings in order to provide a reference for subsequent studies.