Grapes are good for protecting liver

Liver protection is a daily attention for patients with chronic liver disease It is an ideal choice for patients with liver disease to combine liver protection with diet therapy to avoid or reduce the consumption of liver protection drugs Because grape contains natural bioactive substances such as OPC (procyanidins), vitamins and cellulose, which are very beneficial to hepatitis patients According to traditional Chinese medicine, grape has a flat nature and sour taste It can nourish Qi and blood, strengthen muscles and bones, benefit liver yin, relieve urination, relax muscles and activate blood, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, and eliminate boredom and thirst Modern medicine has proved that polyphenols contained in grapes are natural free radical scavengers with strong antioxidant activity, which can effectively adjust the function of liver cells, resist or reduce the damage of free radicals to them In addition, it also has anti-inflammatory effect, can combine with proteins in bacteria and viruses, so that they lose their pathogenicity Studies abroad have proved that fresh grapes, grape leaves and raisins have the ability to resist the virus Grape is rich in glucose and vitamins, which can protect liver, reduce ascites and edema of lower limbs It can also improve the concentration of serum albumin and decrease the content of transaminase Glucose, organic acid, amino acid and vitamin in grape can excite brain nerves, and improve neurasthenia and fatigue symptoms associated with hepatitis The fruit acid in grape can also help digestion, increase appetite and prevent the occurrence of fatty liver after hepatitis Raisins are an important source of iron for hepatitis patients With 100-150 g of grape root decoction, it has a definite auxiliary effect on icteric hepatitis Why do the natural bioactive substances in grapes, such as OPC, protect the liver? A large number of research results at home and abroad show that the occurrence and development of liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, liver cancer, alcoholic liver and so on are closely related to free radical injury, and the clinical application of free radical scavenger treatment has also received good results Especially in recent years, the liver protection method of continuous elimination of free radicals has attracted great attention of liver experts at home and abroad Further research shows that OPC is one of the most effective antioxidants from plants In vivo and in vitro experiments show that OPC is 20 times stronger than vitamin C and 50 times stronger than vitamin E The super antioxidant efficiency has the effect of scavenging free radicals and protecting liver.