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Liver Tonics, Support For Hepatitis And Cirrhosis


Silybum marianum

Herbs that help support the liver are called hepatics. Good liver function is vital to good health.The holistic view of health taken by both Eastern traditions and Western herbalists place the liver and gall bladder at the root of many health problems.


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Common Name Botanical Name Other Names
Ashwagandha
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Ashwagandha Withania sonmiferum Ashwaganda
: root : 7 : It is often touted as the Indian version of ginseng because,like ginseng, ashwaganda is revered as a non-specific tonic, an adaptogen that is used alo ...
Boldo
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Boldo Peumus boldus Molina
: leaves : South American : The Incas used the herb to treat are used to treat bladder and urinary tract infections, the same uses as you will find it recommended for today ...
Bupleurum
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Bupleurum Bupleurum chinense chai hu, Chinese thorowax root
: root : Chinese : Bupleurum is an important Chinese tonic herb for the liver and circulatory system ...
Burdock
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Burdock Arctium lappa Niu Bang Zi
: Fresh or dried roots, leaves, seeds : : Burdock helps to cleanse the body from the inside out and is most useful in those conditions that can be traced back to liver disorders or a general o ...
Butternut
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Butternut Juglans cinerea White walnut, Lemon walnut
: Inner Bark : North Amercian : Butternut is used as a mild laxative and to expel human parasites. ...
Celandine
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Celandine Chelidonium majus Greater or common celandine
: aerial parts : : Celandine grows all over Germany and France, in waste places, on old walls, along roadways, and about dwellings ...
Chamomile
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Chamomile Matricaria recutita Camomile, Chamomilla
: Flowers : : The seemingly endless list of problems chamomile is said to help can all be traced to its effects of the nervous system and digestive system, as well ...
Chicory
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Chicory Cichorium intybus Succory, Blue Sailors
: root, leaves : : Know best as a caffeine-free substitute for coffee, chicory also has been used in traditional medicine as a bitter digestive tonic and a specific trea ...
Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum morifolium, C. sinense Mums, Ju Hua, Chu Hua,Florist's Chrysanthemum
: flowers : Chinese : We value the chrysanthemum for their burst of fall color that signals the approach of winter, but like many ornamental plants, chrysanthemums hav ...
Corn Silk
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Corn Silk Zea mays Indian Corn
: silk : Mayan : Corn silks are the silky tassels running the length of an ear of corn. Those same strings you work so hard to get out of an ear of corn soothe and rel ...
Cypress
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Cypress Cupressus sempervirens
: Needles and twigs : : The cypress is a tall, conical shaped tree with small flowers succeeded by round cones, or nuts.Many cemeteries in the East a ...
Fumitory
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Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Earth smoke
: Aerial parts : : Fumitory has traditionally been used as a vermifuge, to treat the skin, as a digestive tonic, and in sclerosis of the liver ...
Gentian
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Gentian Gentiana lutea wild gentian ,yellow gentian
: Dried root and rhizome : Ayurvedic,Greek, TCM : The herb has been used in European herbal medicine throughout the 3,000 years since its discovery as a bitter tonic. ...
Goldenseal
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Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis
: primarily the root, to a lesser extent leaves : North America : Goldenseal is a folk medicine staple widely used in many herbal salves and ointments as a contact disinfectant. ...
Horehound
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Horehound Marrubium vulgare L. White horehound, marrubio
: Aerial parts : : The Egyptians and Romans esteemed Horehound for coughs and colds, the same uses as it is recommend by modern herbalists ...
Maitake mushroom
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Maitake mushroom Grifola frondosa Hen of the Woods
: whole mushroom : : Maitake's use as an adaptogen—an herb arose in classic Chinese and Japanese medicine. ...
Milk Thistle
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Milk Thistle Silybum marianum L.
: ripe seeds : Europe, N. America : Whole seeds of milk thistle or a tincture made from them are now used in the United States as well as Europe, for both protection and regeneration of ...
Oregon Grape
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Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium Mountain Grape, holly leaved barberry
: root : N. America : Oregon grape shared many of the properties of goldenseal,but is not botanicaly related. ...
Pau D' Arco
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Pau D' Arco Tabebuia impertiginosa, various species lapacho, taheebo
: Inner bark : S. America : There is a great deal of practical evidence, however, that pau d'arco can be used with success to treat colds, flu, sore throat, and yeast infections. ...
Peppermint
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Peppermint Mentha piperita Yerba Buena
: whole herb : : Of all the mints, peppermint is now probably the most widely used of all, due to its high content of menthol. ...
Rose
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Rose Rosa centifolia
: Hips, flower petals, leaves, bark : : Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, ...
Rosemary
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Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
: Leaves, stems and flowers : : Rosemary is an extremely useful herb, with many culinary, medicinal and aromatherapy attributes. The essential oil is distilled from the fresh flower ...
Turmeric
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Turmeric Curcuma longa L. Curcuma, Indian saffron
: rhizome : Ayurvedic : Turmeric is a mild aromatic stimulant used in the manufacture of curry powders and mustards.The curcumin in turmeric has recently been shown effective ...

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