{"id":3375,"date":"2019-01-29T07:17:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T07:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/?p=3375"},"modified":"2021-05-24T18:10:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:10:04","slug":"15-natural-herbs-to-treat-liver-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/15-natural-herbs-to-treat-liver-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Natural Herbs to Treat Liver Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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According to research from the CDC, more than 42,000 Americans will receive a diagnosis of liver cancer during 2019. The disease mostly affects men, with over 30,000 diagnoses in 2018. While instances of liver cancer in young adults continue to decrease, diagnosed cases of the disease are triple what they were in 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liver cancer is a chronic condition, but remission is a possibility for anyone struggling with the disease. However, cancer requires aggressive treatment with radiation therapy, a plethora of chemotherapy drugs, surgery to remove tumors, and lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can improve the results of your treatment using natural alternatives, such as herbal treatments designed to enhance liver health. It\u2019s important to note that supplementing with herbs and other natural remedies may assist your body in handling the side effects and symptoms of the disease, you should never rely on them as the sole base of your treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are eight natural herbs to treat liver cancer.
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1.    Astragalus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This herb has extensive studies linking it to the regeneration of liver cells. Astralagus <\/a>is common to the temperate regions of North America. However, due to its popularity, it\u2019s now grown in areas all around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astralagus helps liver cancer patients deal with the side effects of radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy treatment. The dry root of the herb makes a potent tea that promotes blood cell production and reduces feelings of fatigue. Liver cancer patients often suffer from fluid accumulation, and astragalus assists the body in removing additional body fluids from the cardiovascular and digestive system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare a tea using 4-grams of dried Astralagus root. Boil some water and steep the crushed root for 5-minutes to allow the beneficial properties of the herb to disseminate into the tea. Boiling a large batch of astragalus in a saucepan for a few hours is another method for higher concentrations of cancer-fighting polyphenols. We recommend you cut the sharp taste of the tea with a teaspoon of raw honey.
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2.    Milk Thistle Herb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This herb has an extensive history as a natural booster for liver health. Milk thistle<\/a> contains the compounds silymarin and silybin, which both feature potent liver detoxifying properties. These lignans repair liver tissues, slow the growth of existing tumors and prevent new tumors from occurring in the liver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milk thistle is typically available in capsule format in health food stores around the world. However, we recommend that you search for a liquid milk thistle supplement. Liquid products are more efficient and have higher bioavailability in the body compared to powder forms of the supplement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milk thistle is an effective and efficient liver cleanser. For this reason, doctors will recommend that you use it 12-hours apart from any oral chemotherapy medications you are using. If you take the herb with your chemotherapy drugs, the potent lignans may absorb the beneficial compounds in the medicine before they find their way into your liver cells.
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3.    Dandelion Root Extract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chinese medicine has used dandelion root<\/a> extract in traditional remedies for thousands of years. The root extract is said to benefit the gallbladder and liver, removing toxins from the organ tissue, as well as improving appetite \u2013 an essential benefit for anyone undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies in rats show that dandelion root extract has cancer-fighting properties, and is helpful in the treatment of various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers. While results on animals are promising, science has yet to verify these results on human subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dandelion root extract is a concentrated source of polyphenol antioxidants. These compounds rid the body of inflammation, and induce \u201capoptosis,\u201d a biological process where the body removes inefficient and damaged cells from organs in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can purchase the extract online from your favorite health supply vendor. However, we recommend to make it from fresh dandelions if you have the chance.
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4.    Artichoke<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s not an herb, artichoke <\/a>extract is worthy of adding to your shopping list. This potent formula comes from the root, flowers, leaves, and stem of the plant. Artichokes contain high levels of silymarin, and canaries – plant flavonoids with medicinal properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynarin and silymarin both assist in cleansing the liver and regenerating cells in the organ. Cynarin is a rich source of phenolic acid, which has both choleretic and cholagogue properties. Cholagogue compounds promote the discharge of bile from the digestive system, forcing it downward. Choleretic compounds stimulate the liver’s production of bile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike dandelion root extract, artichoke has fielded numerous human studies into the compound and its effects on the liver. The consensus states that artichoke extract hinders the development of cancer cells in the liver while protecting the cell lining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artichoke extract is the most efficient way of consuming the beneficial ingredients of the plant. However, you can eat whole artichokes and benefit from their potent medicinal properties in your meals as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5.    Turmeric<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also known as \u201csaffron,\u201d turmeric <\/a>is a bright yellow spice commonly used in Indian dishes, such as curry. Turmeric also has a use as a dye, and it easily stains the fingers yellow during handling. This herb gets its potent anti-inflammatory properties from the compound, curcumin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are limited scientific studies on curcumin, and most of the research available is on animals or single cancer cells. However, the studies that do exist show that the compound has cancer-fighting properties that affect the growth and development of a wide variety of cancers, including breast, liver, pancreatic, and colorectal forms of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, turmeric only contains around 3-percent curcumin by volume, an ineffective dose that has minimal effect on the body. However, you can purchase curcumin supplements online that have much higher dosages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curcumin doesn\u2019t absorb readily in the body without the presence of piperine, an extract from black pepper. Therefore, most curcumin supplements come fortified with piperine for maximum bioavailability.
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6.    Shitake Mushrooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mushrooms <\/a>have a classification as an \u201cadaptogenic herb,\u201d featuring potent cancer-fighting properties that make them an essential part of any liver cancer treatment. The Chinese have relied on mushrooms for thousands of years, as an herbal treatment for many different diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grown on the roots of decaying trees in the forest of Japan and China, Shiitake mushrooms contain beta-glucan polysaccharides, mainly lentinan, which improves the cellular health of the liver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s critical to note that the consumption of raw Shiitake mushrooms is a bad idea. Eating uncooked Shiitake mushrooms causes the skin to develop an itchy rash. Always cook your Shiitake correctly before eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating Shiitake mushrooms decreases inflammation in the digestive and renal systems, improving blood flow to the organs while increasing oxygen in the blood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research also shows that eating mushrooms reduces LDL cholesterol production in the liver while improving HDL levels. We recommend you eat these mushrooms once or twice a week with your meals to reap the health benefits of this fungi.
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7.    Wormwood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wormwood oil<\/a> contains the chemical compounds artemisinin and thujone. It\u2019s a potent natural anti-inflammatory that can eliminate liver cancer cells. You may have heard about wormwood and its use in the alcoholic liqueur called \u201cAbsinthe,\u201d an emerald-green alcoholic beverage popular during the 18th and 19th centuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies on artemisinin show that it kills off cancer cells at a rapid rate of 12,000 infected cells for every healthy cell. Artemisinin is a \u201cselective\u201d cancer-killer, meaning that it can identify the difference between healthy cells and cancer cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Biological Sciences at NUS recently discovered that the combination of artemisinin and Alpha-linoleic-acid, (ALA,) kills colorectal cancer cells at a rapid rate. The addition of ALA increases the haem levels inside the cancer cells, killing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also important to note that the thujone found in wormwood has a toxic effect when consumed in large quantities, which is why the government regulates the sale of wormwood tonics.
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8.    Chinese Skullcap <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chinese skullcap grows in China, Mongolia, Korea, and Siberia, and the Chinese have used the herb for medicinal treatments for centuries to fight the effects of liver and lung cancer<\/a>. Also known by its traditional name, Huang Qin, the Chinese skullcap contains potent flavones in the roots of the herb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These flavones have beneficial antioxidant, anti-viral, and anti-microbial effects when consumed. Flavones stop the spread of cancer cells and prevent their metastases into other regions of the body. Wogonin and baicalin, the two flavone compounds found in Chinese skullcap, kill off cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend you make a super-strength tea from the roots of the Chinese skullcap as a tonic to ingest daily for your liver cancer treatment. Take 4-oz of skullcap root and place it in a crockpot. Add \u00bd-gallon of water and let the roots boil for an hour before reducing the heat and simmering overnight until the liquid reduces by half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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