Lin makes particular mention of Taiwan's large population of people with hepatitis B. Some of these people are poisoned by aristolochic acid from taking the Chinese medicine long dan liver tonic, and within a year must begin dialysis.
林杰樑也指出，台灣 B 型肝炎人口較多，有人服用中藥「龍膽瀉肝湯」導致馬兜鈴酸中毒，不到一年就要洗腎了。