Hangover & Alcoholism, stay up late, junk food, are the three Killers of liver health in modern life. Liver health protection is one of the people’s focuses of attention. In addition to strengthening physical exercise and refusing unhealthy eating habits to prevent liver disease, there are many plant extracts that are good for protecting the liver.

1, Andrographis Paniculata Extract

Andrographolide, the active ingredient of Andrographolide extract, can prevent BHC-induced gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, glutathione S-transferase enzyme activity and lipid peroxidation.

The use of andrographolide showed protective effects on superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase activities and maintenance of glutathione levels, with a decrease in the activity of lip peroxidase. This result shows the antioxidant and liver protective function of Andrographis paniculata.

2, Dandelion Extract

Dandelions have been used for centuries to medicate the liver and digestive system. Dandelion extract is used for liver inflammation and congestion, acting as a filter for toxins and waste in the blood stream, gallbladder, liver and kidneys, stimulating bile production and helping the body to remove excess water produced by the damaged liver.

Dandelion extract has been shown to be successful in treating hepatitis, hydrohepatosis, jaundice and indigestion, which are accompanied by abnormal gallbladder secretion, and can also be used in cirrhosis of the liver, such as the early stages of alcoholic cirrhosis.

3, Milk Thistle Extract

Milk thistle extract is one of the main varieties of plant extract exported in China. As an important Chinese herbal ingredient, its most well-known effect is its liver protection effect.

The main active ingredients of silymarin are the silybin, iso-silybin, silychristin and silidianin, four isomers, of which the content of silymarin is 50% to 70%. Of the popular liver detoxification brands, milk thistle extract (80% standardized silymarin) is the most frequently used herb that claims to be "liver detoxification".

4, Black Soybean Hull Extract

Recently, an experiment at Kobe University confirmed that black soybean hull polyphenols have a role in protecting the liver. Experimental results showed that black soybean polyphenols can inhibit 4-chlorofluorocarbon-induced oxidative stress and reduce liver damage, liver fibrosis and inflammation by reducing the activity of TGF-β/ Smad pathway.

5, Kudzu Root Extract

Kudzu root is an herb homology of medicine and food, which has no side effects on human body. Kudzu extract is also known as puerarin total flavonoids. It is a kind of isoflavone compound extracted from wild kudzu root contaminated with MSG. The main ingredients are puerarin, isoflavones and isoflavone glycosides.

Puerardia extract, also known as "liver protection treasure", is rich in a variety of vitamins, glycogen, amino acids, etc. required by the liver, which can enhance the detoxification function of the liver, prevent drunkenness, hangover, alcoholism, alcoholic liver, etc. caused by excessive alcohol intake, and prevent acute hepatitis caused by liver dysfunction.