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Title: 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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