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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact...

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Silymarin - Milk Thistle - take it every day to protect and regenerate your liver. It also reduces inflammation and increases immune function. Get a standardized extract.

Cucurmin - Turmeric - anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, helps with bile flow and cholesterol levels.

Artichoke - food or powder - regenerates liver, reverses fatty liver, protects and detoxifies.

Green Tea - this can be taken in capsules or drank in tea or both. It's one of the fabulous 4 for the liver.

Licorice extract - Thick like molasses, anti-oxidant, immunostimulant, urges the body to make more interferon to destroy that virus, protects the liver, stimulates the thymus. Take for 2 weeks then check your blood pressure. It can cause it to go higher.

Shiitake and Reishi mushrooms also help stimulate the immune system to produce natural interferon.
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Reply #1 - 03/15/08  7:55pm
" Wondering if these are safe to take with treatment? Guess I will ask the md at next visit. Will post his reply.
Beth "
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Reply #2 - 03/15/08  8:45pm
" No milk thistle while on tx "
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