How to Detox Your Liver

Detoxification is a natural process in removal of toxicity from the body, with an aim to protect against over accumulated harmful substances, mainly carried out by the liver and kidney.

1. Milk thistle(Backed by studies)

Milk thistle, a flower plant of the daisy family have been traditionally claimed in treating chronic liver disease.

Silymarin, a major bioactive compound isolated from milk thistle exerted a significant liver protective effects through liver regeneration, healing liver damage rapidly and prevented accumulation of lipid in the liver via activation of detoxification system

2. Licorice(Backed by studies)

Licorice is a legume plant and and native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.

According to the study by the joint study lead by the Capital Medical University, licorice demnostrated liver protective effect by reducing the liver toxicity and accelerated healing of liver injury.

Glycyrrhizin, a major chemical constituents found in licorice procresses a strong activity against liver damage and injure through stimulation of fatty acid metabolism and influence detoxification of xenobiotics in liver, the Duksung Women’s University suggested.

3. Tabebuia heptaphylla(Backed by studies)

Tabebuia heptaphylla is also known as pink trumpet tree used in traditional medicine for neutralized poisons in the liver and treatment of liver diseases.

Alkaloids, major chemical compound isolated from Tabebuia heptaphylla protected liver against injure and damage caused by abnormal lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and recovery processes of liver xenobiotic-metabolizing function through its member berberine.

4. St. John wort(Backed by studies)

St. John wort is also known as tipton weed or klamath weed. 

According to the study by Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu, St. John wort with abundant chemical compound hyperforin, procresses hetapoprotect effect through increased increase the activity of cytochrome P450 in the liver in accelerated elimination of toxin from the body.

The herb also activated nuclear pregnane X receptor with function in detoxified xenobiotic substances from the liver.

5. Fennel(Backed by studies)

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a plant species of genus, belongings to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the Mediterranean.  

Essential oils from fennel showed a marked hepatoprotective effect against hepatotoxicity induced by toxic substance through its antioxidants.

Estragole (4-allyl-1-methoxybenzene) is a naturally occurring food flavoring agent found in basil, fennel exerted liver cleansing activity through glucuronidation of 1′-HE is a major detoxification pathway.

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