The doctor continues to disassemble the most popular liver "restorers". Part 3
There are a lot of hepatoprotective drugs. And the main problem with them is weak, if not absent, evidence base. In the first part, I talked about the only drug whose effectiveness is not suspicious.The only "But": this is a powerful medicine with its own contraindications.
therefore continue a story about other drugs worthy of attention.
Silymarin (milk thistle)
+ Antioxidant;
+ Promotes the synthesis of structural proteins of liver cells;
+ Detoxification of some poisons. For example, an injectable dose of milk thistle is used for pale toadstool poisoning.
There are scientific researchwhat a long-term reception Dietary supplements based on milk thistle alkaloids (more than 4 years) reduces mortality from liver damage.
And if, with viral hepatitis C, silibinin (the main active ingredient of milk thistle) is injected intravenously, then an antiviral effect is manifested. The exact mechanism is unknown, presumably lipid peroxidation is suppressed, which means that the cell membranes of the liver cells cease to be destroyed.
Silymarin stimulates the enzyme A polymerization, which increases the production of proteins and phospholipids. Moreover, these phospholipids, in contrast to those introduced from the outside, immediately enter the liver and begin their useful work.
Milk thistle also increases the elimination of free radicals and suppresses collagen synthesis, which contributes to processes that slow down liver fibrosis.
Your Doctor Pavlova
Part 1 How to restore the liver: the only effective remedy
Part 2 How to rebuild the liver: a cirrhosis medication
