when you talk about hepatitis, you should know that there is acute hepatitis and chronic hepatitis.
If some one is in acute hepatitis b, he does not need any medication. He will be self cured in 6 months.
If, on the other hand, he is a chronic hepatitis b, then he need to seek medical attention. Remember, do not even try traditional chinese medicine. Traditional chinese medicine does not have any effect on chronic hbv, most of the time, the side effect of 中药 may do damage to the liver. Not all the chronic hbv need medication. You need to find a good doctor to treat hbv. When start medication, if you choose antiviral medicine, you should be aware that you may take the medicine for a long, long time to control the desease.