Question:
My Mum has liver problems. Can you recommend any food or herbs that will support her liver?
2007-12-17 07:23:17 UTC
She refuses pharmaceutical medications and wants to try natural therapies.
Thanks.
28 answers:
kiteeze
2007-12-17 07:47:58 UTC
Herbs: Milk Thistle by itself, or blended with dandelion and artichoke.

Schisandra berries.

Rehmannia root.

Turmeric.



Food: Cabbage is one of the best vegetables for the liver. In juice form, it is more digestable. Doesn't taste very nice. Try blending raw cabbage leaves, 1 small cucumber and half a pear with a dash of mineral water and a splash of lemon juice in your mixer and getting your Mum to drink it as often as you can! The pear and lemon juice make it really yummy!

Dandelion roots, roasted like parsnips, can help.

Artichokes are good.



And try making her a ginger root infusion a few hours before bed ... very detoxifying. However, some people find it keeps them awake, so try it a few hours before her bedtime at first. All you have to do is get or buy a ginger root, slice some of it up and pop it into a mug. Then pour boiling water over it and leave it to steep for about 3 or 5 minutes.

She could also benefit from a sea-salt bath once a week and if able to cope, a brisk walk or some kind of exercise which will increase her intake of oxygen and make her sweat. Sweat cleanses the body of trapped toxins and would put less pressure on her liver.

I hope some or all my ideas can help!
grayure
2007-12-17 08:41:35 UTC
There are a huge number of herbal remedies for the liver. One of the best is milk thistle, Carduus marianus, which i have used on people with cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C. These patients have regular liver function tests through the local hospital and there is a measurable improvement, so this is clinically verifiable. The recommended dose is up to 40ml per week of the 1 in 5 tincture, or 8ml of the 1 in 1, which i prefer.



A more easily available remedy is dandelion root, Taraxacum officinale (radix). This is also a diuretic, though to a lesser extent than the leaves. Other options are Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, which in the UK (where i am) is a prescription-only herb so you would have to consult a herbalist for it. Bitters generally are good for the liver as well, such as yellow gentian, Gentiana lutea, which is endangered and so should be avoided, centaury, Erythraea centaurium, which is closely related to yellow gentian but not endangered, and wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, which should probably be avoided as it is psychoactive and would be neurotoxic in larger quantities. Chicory is another option. Bitters don't need to be consciously tasted to work, but if they spend a long time in the mouth they will have a greater effect. Their taste can be disguised with honey or in other ways. Dandelion root can be eaten like Jerusalem artichokes, to which it is related. Including that sort of thing in the diet would be good. It so happens that people who drink a lot of coffee have a lower incidence of liver cancer and it appears that coffee is generally good for the liver, but it is unhealthy in a lot of other ways. The other thing to do, and this depends on the type of liver disease someone has, is to eat a high protein diet, with a lot of fish and eggs, but if there is actual liver failure this will be harmful.



This is the sort of thing consulting a professional medical herbalist would be ideal for. Herbalism excels in treating liver complaints.
2014-07-09 18:48:45 UTC
The best way to prevent liver failure is to limit your risk of developing cirrhosis or hepatitis. Here are some tips to help prevent these conditions:



Get a hepatitis vaccine or an immunoglobulin shot to prevent hepatitis A or B.

Eat a proper diet from all of the food groups.

Drink alcohol in moderation. Avoid alcohol when you are taking acetaminophen (Tylenol).

Practice proper hygiene. Since germs are commonly spread by hands, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after you use the bathroom. Also, wash your hands before you touch any food.



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hava
2007-12-17 08:13:28 UTC
This is a no cost natural therapy.Mum would feel better inherself from day 2. Mum do these exercises everyday and you will not believe the results.The extra oxygen helps the body to heal. Get the liver function tests(blood test) done regularly and monitor the result.Tell the doctor that you are doing these exercises.

Anulom Vilom –

Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril

then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril

then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril

then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.

This is one cycle of anulom vilom.

Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).

You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.



Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.

Also everyday press the centre point of the palm of your hand 40 times with the thumb and press the tips of all fingers 40 times each.
Lyn B
2007-12-17 11:41:20 UTC
GOOD GIRL. The best thing you can do is a good diet and a good nutritional supplement. Hypocrites said let your food be your medicine.



· It is important to maintain a good diet so you don't compromise your health. ·

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AND DON'T GO ON A DIET. ...DECIDE TO MAKE A LIFE CHANGE TO A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE.



1) fruits and veggies, all you want, organic, raw, vine-ripe if possible. Steamed is OK, sautéed is OK even canned or frozen is OK, but lots of them.

2) limited or no meat.directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer

3) nothing fried, bad oils, sautee with olive oils

4) no FAST FOOD- is junk, no nutrition, empty calories

5) NO PROCESSED FOOD. if you can't pronounce it don't eat it.

6) nothing white, salt, sugar, mayo, milk, (or at least in moderation.

7) NO DAIRY-dairy is great for baby cows, your body does not even digest it properly. check out www.notmilk.com

8) EXERCISE- and be sure to refresh your body with water and fresh fruit

9) Good supplement would be Omega 3, and Juice Plus+

http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home....

10) NO CARBONATED DRINKS, or at least limited. They actually dissolve the calcium in your bones.





AND DON'T GO NUTS, MODERATION. And nuts are great sources for Omega 3s
?
2016-06-03 00:22:06 UTC
Follow the 80/20 rule, which means eating clean 80 percent of the time and indulging a little 20 percent of times.
2007-12-17 07:47:55 UTC
i have a liver problem called gilbert syndrome, i take milk thistle daily and i do not eat anything that is fatty, i find that dairy products can make me worse but i do eat a few. onions and beetroot are good for the liver, dandilion tea is good for the liver too.
?
2017-03-11 04:42:41 UTC
Also include 10 grams of fiber to satiate hunger longer and prevent bloating from constipation.
?
2017-03-06 10:20:50 UTC
Your whole body is actually burning up some calories, in addition to exercising making you melt away these more quickly
?
2017-02-03 09:52:12 UTC
45 minutes of fighting methods
2016-12-25 20:18:55 UTC
Keep a food journal and also email it every night to a family member. The accountability will keep a person honest.
hunniebunnie
2007-12-17 07:30:26 UTC
alothough i never agree to not listening to a medical doctor, i know where you are comming from. well first of all the liver needs plenty of minerals. As you know minerals are obtained from fruits and vegetables. Once a day try to drink a vegetable juice. also, check out the website that i have provided below , it gives extensive lists that might help, good luck!
2007-12-17 07:34:41 UTC
Milk thistle is an excellent natural therapy. Also eating lamb's or pigs liver should help. Oat bran and porridge. Any thing that stimulates the bodies cleansing system.
brent
2016-07-13 00:17:39 UTC
Take time once a 1 week to plan out and purchase meals and snacks so you will be prepared whenever hunger strikes.
2016-01-22 22:06:03 UTC
You already know never to skip breakfast, but it's also important to eat within an hour of waking to boost your metabolism.
2016-02-22 19:30:22 UTC
Enhance ones metabolic rate with teas
?
2016-02-25 20:45:44 UTC
Keep a food journal as well as email it every night to a family member. The accountability will keep you honest.
2007-12-17 07:40:45 UTC
Ive got Hep c and cirrhosis (EARLY STAGE )AND WAS IN HOSI FOR 4 WEEK BACK IN FEB DUE TO MY LIVER ALMOST COLLAPSING.I'm GIVEN PROPRANANOL(BETA BLOCKERS)AND TOLD NOT TO DRINK ANY ALCOHOL OR SMOKE,WHICH I HAVENT FOR 10 MONTH NOW.THE MAIN VITAMINS ARE VIT K,B1 and THIAMIN,PLENTY OF MINERAL WATER,NO FAT OR SALT IN DIET;ALSO IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY 'LIVER PROBLEMS??' JOHNNY HULL UK
?
2016-05-01 08:07:30 UTC
Exercise every day compared to morning
?
2016-04-13 21:38:27 UTC
Keep weights in the living room so you can do some reps while watching television.
2007-12-17 07:44:32 UTC
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Frank
2016-07-14 01:32:51 UTC
get ready lunchtime your own house in addition to carry it on your perform
?
2016-02-08 19:35:29 UTC
coconut and nuts are few causes of good cholesterol
2007-12-17 07:28:38 UTC
Onions are apparently good.
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2007-12-17 07:28:01 UTC
anything with high vitamin K will help her alot try vitamin C too it will help her stay concious.
EnglishDenis
2007-12-17 07:26:55 UTC
It depends on what the problems are.
Meyka
2007-12-17 07:30:31 UTC
what about green tea?
Soul Doctor
2007-12-17 09:12:47 UTC
Homeopathic Medicines & Treatment for Liver Enlargement, Hypertrophy, Jaundice, Hepatitis, Gall Stones :-



#Bryonia. [Bry]

When there are stitching pains in the right hypochondriac region, Bryonia is the first remedy to be thought of, though for these pains we have other remedies, such as Chelidonium and Kali carbonicum. Under Bryonia the liver is swollen, congested and inflamed; the pains in the hypochondriac region are worse from any motion, and better from lying on the right side, which lessens the motion of the parts when breathing . It is one of the chief remedies for jaundice brought on by a fit of anger. Chamomilla has this symptom, but the Chamomilla patient gets hot and sweats, while the Bryonia patient is apt to be chilly, though he appears hot. There is a bitter in the mouth and the stools are hard and dry, or , if loose, papescent and profuse and associated with a colic. Berberis has stitching pains from the liver to the umbilicus. Chelidonium is distinguished by the character of the stools. Bryonia is pre-eminently a gastro-hepatic remedy, and has pain in right shoulder,giddiness, skin and eyes slightly yellow. Hughes says it hardly reaches true hepatitis.



#Mercurius. [Merc]

This remedy has much sensitiveness and dull pain in the region of the liver; the patient cannot lie on the right side. The liver is enlarged. The skin and conjunctiva are jaundiced. The stools are either clay-colored from absence of bile, or yellowish-green bilious stools passed with a great deal of tenesmus. There is a yellowish white coated tongue which takes the imprint of the teeth and there is a foetid breath, loss of appetite and depression of spirits. Leptandra has aching and soreness in the region of the liver and is especially indicated in the lazy livers of city men; but is distinguished from Mercurius in the stools, which are pitchlike and black, accompanied with no tenesmus, but rather a griping and the pains of Leptandra are dull, aching and burning in the posterior part of the liver. The character of the diarrhoea will also distinguish Mercurius from Magnesia muriatica, which is useful in the enlarged livers of puny and rachitic children. Mercurius is the remedy for jaundice arising from abuse of quinine when fever is present. It is a splendid remedy for "torpid liver." It suits well simple jaundice in children. Cowperthwaite believes that, as a rule, Mercurius dulcis 2X is the most effective preparation of mercury in catarrhal jaundice.



#Podophyllum. [Podo]

The principal use of Podophyllum is in liver affections. Primarily, it induces a large flow of bile, and, secondarily, great torpidity, followed by jaundice. It is indicated in torpid or chronically congested liver, when diarrhoea is present. The liver is swollen and sensitive, the face and eyes are yellow and there is a bad taste in the mouth. The tongue is coated white or yellow and the bile may form gall stones. There is a loose watery diarrhoea, or if constipation be present the stools are clay-called. It somewhat resembles Mercurius; it is sometimes called "vegetable mercury." There are a number of drugs having the symptom that the tongue takes the imprint of the teeth, namely; Mercurius, Podophyllum, Yucca, Stramonium, Rhus and Arsenic. Another symptom of Podophyllum is that the patient constantly rubs the region of the liver with the hand. Functional torpor of the portal system and the organs connected there with indicates Podophyllum. There is constipation, clay-colored stool, jaundice and langour.



#Chelidonium. [Chel]

The liver symptoms of Chelidonium are very prominent. There is soreness and stitching pains in the region of the liver, but the keynote for this drug in hepatic diseases is a pain under the angle of the right shoulder blade, which may extend to the chest, stomach, or hypochondrium; there is swelling of the liver, chilliness, fever, jaundice, yellow coated tongue, bitter taste and a craving for acids and sour things, such as pickles and vinegar. The stools are profuse, bright yellow and diarrhoea; they may be clayey in color. It is remedy to be used in simple biliousness and jaundice, and in hepatic congestion or inflammation the character of the stools will distinguish Bryonia. Taken altogether, Chelidonium is perhaps our greatest liver remedy; it causes the liver to secrete thinner and more profuse bile than any remedy; it is a useful remedy to promote the expulsion of gall stones, and to prevent their formation. It was Rademacher's great remedy for gall stones, and Cowperthwaite finds it his best remedy. In simple catarrhal jaundice it is often all sufficient. It affects the left lobe of the liver much less than does Carduus marianus.



#Digitalis. [Dig]

When jaundice arises from cardiac diseases, Digitalis may be the remedy. There is no retention of bile, nor obstruction of the ducts, but the jaundice is due to the fact that the liver does not take from the blood the elements which go to form bile. There is present drowsiness, bitter taste, soreness , enlargement and bruised feeling in the region of the liver. Sepia has the yellow sallow face with the yellow saddle across the nose, with stools of bright yellow or ashy color. Digitalis is useful in the worst forms of jaundice if the pulse be irregular and intermittent, and if there be rapid prostration of the strength.



#Myrica cerifera. [Myric]

Myrica is an important liver remedy. There is first despondency and also jaundice due to imperfect formation of bile in the liver, and not to any obstruction, comparing here with Digitalis. There is dull headache, worse in the morning, the eyes have a dingy, dirty, yellowish hue, the tongue is coated yellow. The headache is worse in the morning. The patient is weak and complains of muscular soreness and aching in the limbs; there is slow pulse and dark urine. It is more superficial in action than Digitalis. The jaundice calling for its use is catarrhal and this is the form produced by the drug. The throat and nasal organs are filled with an offensive, tenacious mucus. Dull pain in right side below the ribs no appetite, and desire for acids; unrefreshing sleep.



#Nux vomica. [Nux-m]

In liver affections occurring in those who have indulged to excess in alcoholic liquors, highly seasoned food, quinine, or in those who have abused themselves with purgatives, Nux is the first remedy to be thought of. The liver is swollen hard and sensitive to the touch and pressure of clothing is uncomfortable. The first remedy in cirrhosis of the liver. Colic may be present. Jaundice induced by anger also calls for Nux, also jaundice from abuse of quinine, in the former cases reminding of Chamomilla , which is an excellent remedy for biliousness of nervous, irritable women. In the enlarged liver of drunkards, Sulphur, Lachesis, Fluoric acid, Arsenic and Ammonium muriaticum must also be borne in mind, together with Nux. Juglans cinerea causes a jaundice like Nux vomica, with stitching pains about the liver and under the right scapula, bilious stools and occipital headache. Nux must be compared with China, Pulsatilla in liver affections from over-eating. Iris seems to have a solvent action upon the bile, it is especially useful in torpid liver and when gastric disorders result from perversion of hepatic and intestinal functions. Jaundice and constipation. Aloes has biliousness from torpor of the portal system, distension of the liver, bitter taste and jaundice.



#Lycopodium. [Lyc]

Lycopodium acts powerfully on the liver. The region of the liver is sensitive to the touch, and there is a feeling of tension in it, a feeling as if a cord were tied about the waist. Cirrhosis. The pains are dull and aching instead of sharp and lancinating, as under Chelidonium. Fulness in the stomach after eating a small quantity. There are no real icteric symptoms, but there is a peculiar sallow complexion. Natrum sulphuricum is useful when the patient has a bad, slimy taste in the mouth and "thinks he is bilious." There is apt to be weight and aching in the liver; he can lie on that side, but on turning to the left side the liver seems to pull and draw. Natrum sulphuricum is the greatest Schuessler specific for liver affections, and clinically it has often worked well. Dr. Alfred Pope claims that Lycopodium is more useful than any other remedy in old hepatic congestions. Pain in back and right side from congestion will often yield to the remedy.



#Carduus marianus. [Card-m]

This remedy is indicated in jaundice with dull headache, bitter taste, white tongue with red edges, nausea and vomiting of a greenish fluid. There is an uncomfortable fullness in the region of the liver, the stools are bilious and the urine golden yellow; there is sensitiveness in the epigastrium and right hypochondrium. Burnett regards a dark brownish patch over the lower part of the sternum as a useful hint for Carduus, and in such cases he observes that both the liver and heart are at fault. The presence of "liver spots seems to be a special indication for the remedy. Biliousness following la grippe has been cured with Carduus. Hydrastis has a bitter taste and chronic torpor of the bowels, lack of appetite, coated tongue and yellow urine. Carduus resembles Aloes. Hale says that it stands between Aloes and Hamamelis in its action on the veins. It has been used in gall stone colic successfully in the tincture, and it deserves a trial before resorting to opiates.



#Sulphur. [Sulph]

Sulphur is suitable to chronic affections of the liver; it increases the flow of bile and there is much pain and soreness in the liver. Sulphur often completes the cure commenced by Nux. Liver complaints from abuse of mercury will oftentimes call for Sulphur. If the stools are colorless and if much jaundice or ascites be present Sulphur is contra-indicated. Lachesis, however, has jaundice, as do all snake poisons, and is useful in the enlarged livers of drunkards, with tenderness on pressure and throbbing in the right side. Jaundice from sexual excesses call for Cinchona. Dr. Thayer, of Boston, recommended Cinchona in biliary calculi,and Dr. Williams,of Augusta, Me., has had success with Ipecac in this connection. Burnett claims that Hydrastis is the best remedy in gall-stone colic. Berberis vulgaris is also an important remedy in gall-stone affections.



#Phosphorus. [Phos]

Phosphorus is homoeopathic to fatty degeneration of the liver, with well marked soreness and jaundice. The stools are grayish white. Cirrhosis and atrophy may also call for Phosphorus. The jaundice is indicative of organic diseases, and the remedy is a useful one in malignant diseases of the liver. Digitalis has also been recommended in acute yellow atrophy. Jaundice accompanying pneumonia may also call for Phosphorus.



#Taraxacum [Tarax]

This is a decided liver remedy, and the indications are a mapped tongue and a bitter taste in the mouth, chilliness after eating, pain and soreness in the region of the liver and bilious diarrhoea. Kali bichromicum also has a mapped tongue. Yucca filamentosa has a pain going from the upper region of the liver to the back and a bad taste in the mouth. The stools are loose and bilious, accompanied with much flatus. The face is yellow and sallow and the tongue takes the imprint of the teeth. Another remedy used in bilious troubles is Euonymus; it has intense heavy, wearing, occipital headache, the stools are deficient in bile, and it is useful in cardiac disturbance from inaction of the liver. Euonymus 2X is an admirable remedy in hepatic congestion. Dr. Wm. E. Leonard says: " In the case of torpid livers with tendency to attacks of biliary colic, it anticipates and prevents the colic." Chionanthus has biliousness, sick headache, coated tongue, nausea and complete anorexia. It is remedy highly recommended for biliary calculi. Jaundice and hepatic pain are its indications. It overcomes catarrh, liquifies the bile, prevents the formation of calculi and promotes the discharge of those already formed. Sluggish circulation in the liver with the long train of symptoms resulting therefrom are indications. Ptelea has sharp pains in right hypochondria, distress in liver and constipation.



Taken from :- http://www.hpathy.com/diseases/liver-symptoms-treatment-cure.asp



Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.



Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine.



Best of Health to you.



Take Care and God Bless You


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