Focus on "World Hepatitis Day", plant extracts protect your liver

On July 28, the Seventh World Hepatitis Day will be celebrated World Hepatitis Day was set by the World Health Organization in 2011 to continuously improve public awareness and prevention and control skills of viral hepatitis, especially for high-risk groups Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver There are different kinds of hepatitis The most common reason is caused by virus In addition, it is caused by autoimmunity, excessive drinking for a long time, obesity and so on In addition to strengthening exercise and refusing unhealthy eating habits to prevent and treat liver disease, there are many plant extracts that are good medicine for protecting liver Silymarin extract silymarin extract has always been one of the main export varieties of plant extracts in China As an important component of Chinese herbal medicine, its most well-known effect is its liver protection The main active components of silymarin are silibinin, isosilibinin, silibinin and silibinin, among which silibinin content is 50% to 70% Among the popular liver detoxification brands, silymarin extract (80% standardized silymarin) is the most commonly used herb claiming "liver detoxification" First, it can prevent liver injury It can form a protective membrane for liver cells, and block the invasion of toxic substances, especially environmental pollutants (pesticides, heavy metals, toxic chemicals, etc.) to damage the liver For some cases of acute liver poisoning, silymarin has a certain detoxification effect, which can significantly reduce the liver damage caused by excessive alcohol Secondly, silymarin can strengthen and repair the liver By stimulating the synthesis of protein, it can promote the repair of liver cells and promote cell regeneration It can protect and stabilize hepatocytes, and improve the symptoms and liver function of patients with hepatitis Finally, the powerful antioxidant effect of silymarin can reduce the chance of liver cells being damaged by free radicals and protect the membrane of liver cells It has the function of anti radiation It can inhibit the peritonitis caused by formaldehyde Andrographolide is the effective component of andrographolide, which can prevent BHC from inducing the activity of γ - glutamyltranspeptidase, glutathione-S-transferase and lipid peroxidation The use of andrographolide showed a protective effect on the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase, as well as the maintenance of glutathione level, and the activity of lipid peroxidase decreased accordingly The results showed that Andrographis paniculata had antioxidant and liver protecting functions Dandelion extract dandelion has been used in liver and digestive system for hundreds of years Dandelion extract is applied to liver inflammation and congestion, filtering toxins and wastes in blood flow, gallbladder, liver and kidney, stimulating bile secretion, and helping the body to remove excess water produced by damaged liver It has been proved that dandelion extract can be successfully used in the treatment of hepatitis, hydrops, jaundice and dyspepsia, which are accompanied by abnormal gallbladder secretion It can also be used in the early stage of cirrhosis, such as alcoholic cirrhosis The oxidative stress of curcumin plays an important role in liver diseases, while curcumin has special antioxidation and inhibition of NF KB The mechanism of transcription factors, therefore, has been confirmed in many studies It has the effect of preventing liver damage by a variety of toxins (such as aflatoxin, iron excess, antibiotics, alcohol, thioacetamide, carbon tetrachloride, etc.), but most of them belong to animal and cell experiments In addition, other studies have also found that curcumin has the effect of anti fatty liver and reversing liver fibrosis caused by carbon tetrachloride However, due to animal studies, more human experiments are needed to further confirm the Pueraria extract Kudzu root is a kind of medicine food dual-purpose plant, which has no side effect on human body Kudzu root extract is also called total flavonoids of kudzu root It is a kind of moral isoflavone compound extracted from wild kudzu root polluted by monosodium glutamate Its main components are puerarin, various isoflavones and isoflavone glycosides Pueraria extract, also known as "liver protecting treasure", is rich in various vitamins, glycogen, amino acids, etc required by the liver, which can enhance the detoxification function of the liver, prevent and control the intoxication, hangover, alcoholism, alcoholic liver caused by excessive alcohol intake, and also prevent the acute hepatitis caused by liver dysfunction According to the records of traditional Chinese medicine, black soybean seed coat extract has the medicinal effects of "detoxification", "nourishing blood and calming liver" and "curing all kinds of alcoholism" Recently, a Kobe University experiment confirmed that black soybean seed coat polyphenol has the effect of liver protection The results showed that black soybean polyphenol could inhibit the oxidative stress induced by carbon tetrachloride, reduce the activity of TGF - β / Smad pathway, reduce liver injury, liver fibrosis and inflammation.