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Milk Thistle and Licorice in the Therapy of Liver
Disease
PHYTOGENIC AGENTS IN THE THERAPY OF LIVER DISEASE
Abstract:
Plant extracts have been used by traditional medical practitioners
for the treatment of liver disorders for centuries. This article
reviews the clinical trials carried out with thirteen plants and
their constituents in patients with liver disease, including acute
viral hepatitis, chronic viral hepatitis, chronic cholecystitis,
alcoholic Liver disease and mushroom poisoning, There is
considerable scientific evidence that phytogenic agents can have
significant beneficial effects on liver dysfunction and the course
of liver disease, At present, silymarin has the most proven overall
clinical hepatoprotective effects, although glycyrrhizin appears to
be more beneficial in chronic viral hepatitis, With the high
worldwide incidence of viral hepatitis, further study of isolated
phytochemicals is important in relation to their potential
antiviral activity against the different hepatitis viruses.
Author: THABREW MI, UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL, SCH MED &
DENT, INST LIVER STUDIES, BESSEMER RD, LONDON SE5 9PJ, ENGLAND
Source: PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH 1996 SEP;10(6):461-467
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