Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Herbal Remedy Treatments

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition in which the liver builds up deposits of fat when it gets overloaded. It can be caused by many things, including obesity, according to the Mayo Clinic. Many of the herbs used in traditional medicine systems for liver ailments have been found in clinical studies to have profound effects on liver function and can be used as herbal treatments for fatty liver conditions.

Drink Green Tea

• Green tea is all over the news for its remarkable antioxidant compounds, which have been shown to help with everything from cardiovascular health to inhibiting certain forms of cancer. This mild beverage might be your best ally against fatty liver conditions too. In a study published in the Journal of Nutrition in 2008 by Mousumi Bose and a team of researchers, a green tea compound called Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate, or EGCG, was found to inhibit many of the factors leading to fatty liver conditions in rats, such as cholesterol formation and obesity, and it even reduced the liver weight in rats that were fed a high-fat diet. The conclusions of the the study were based on trials that lasted at least four weeks and involved high levels of the EGCG compound. High-quality, loose-leaf green tea has much higher levels of EGCG than bagged green tea and should be used on a daily basis to get similar effects.

Use an Herbal Liver Formula

• Common root herbs such as dandelion and angelica have been used for thousands of years by people all over the world to detoxify the liver and promote optimal liver functioning. In a study published in the Journal of Health Science in 2006 by a team of Korean researchers, various combinations of herbs, including both angelica and dandelion, mixed with grape leaf extract, were shown to lower the levels of both blood and liver fat in rats that were given a high-alcohol diet in order to induce fatty liver conditions. The researchers concluded that there are many herbal formulas that may be new drug candidates for fatty liver conditions. Grape leaf, like green tea, is a high source of antioxidant compounds. Many liver-cleanse products on the market contain combinations of herbs that may be able to reverse or prevent fatty liver conditions.