| The liver is a complex organ with a variety of functions. It plays a major role in the detoxification of both endotoxins (metabolically produced toxins) and xenobiotics (environmental toxins). Detoxification is a process involving several different organs and occurs primarily in the liver where toxins, chemicals, cholesterol and fat-soluble toxins are filtered from the blood, using enzymes and the synthesis and secretion of bile. Allergy Research Group's® Liver Support products generally support the phase I and phase II functions of liver detoxification. In phase I, toxins are neutralized or transformed into intermediates which are then neutralized by the phase II enzymes. In phase II metabolic chemicals are enzymatically attached (conjugation) to the toxins which are then either neutralized or more easily excreted in the bile and urine. The liver's ability to detoxify potentially harmful substances is directly related to optimal health.* Description of Liver Saver (Hypoallergenic) from Allergy Research Group®: Liver Saver contains a proprietary blend of herbs that provide a broad range of support for liver health. Clinicians have used this formula for several decades as a purifying, protective and nutritive support for all kinds of liver conditions, and report it can also help normalize excessive acne and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. Liver Saver has a wider application than Eclipta alba alone, which is considered supportive when conditions of fatty liver exist, or to support the body's ability to regenerate liver function after alcohol or drug induced liver damage.* Pandanus tectorius, also known as screwpine or hala plant, is found in Hawaii and throughout the archipelagoes of Micronesia. P. tectorius is dioecious: each individual plant has either only female flowers or only male flowers. The female plants are termed P. tectorius while the males are P. odoratissimus, so the two apparent species are in reality one. The plant has many traditional uses: the leaves are woven into mats, sails and baskets, the tips of the aerial roots are used in traditional medicine, and the flowers are used to make Monoi oil. * The fruit of P. tectorius has traditionally been used as both food and medicine. Traditional healers use it for alcohol addiction, where it is said to help reduce craving, prevent liver scarring and to be antifibrotic. In traditional Philippine medicine, the fruit is used in the treatment of dysentery. In traditional Samoan medicine, it has been used for inflammation, fever, stomachache, constipation, dysentery, urinary tract complaints and furuncles. It is also used in the Ayurvedic tradition, where it is called ketaki. The fruit contains tannins, alkaloids, glycosides, and essential oils, which contain acetates, cinnamates and other compounds. * Patrinia villosa is a blood purifying agent, stimulating circulation and helping to calm and relax the liver energy. Its action is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and specifically hepatic. Patrinia villosa has traditionally been used for vitalizing blood congealed by heat, and for clearing toxic heat. In Chinese medicine, it has been used in the treatment of carbuncles, intestinal abscesses, acute appendicitis, endometriosis, postpartum pain and painful menstruation. It has been shown to support the body in the regeneration of liver cells. * Eclipta alba is traditionally eaten as a cooked vegetable in East Asia. The leaf extract is considered to be a powerful liver tonic and rejuvenative, and especially good for the hair. The leaves are used in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine to cool and restore the mind, nerves, liver, and eyes. In the ancient medical test Xinxiu Bencao, E. alba is said to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys, and to cool the blood and stop bleeding. Chinese medicine uses it for dropsy and liver complaints, anemia, diphtheria, tinnitus, tooth loss, dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision and premature graying of the hair. Chinese practitioners also use it for certain cases of vomiting with blood, epistaxis, hematuria, bloody stool and uterine bleeding. E. alba is considered a primary liver herb in Ayurveda, where it is called Bhringaraja, Kesharaja or Kesharanjana, and in Arabian medicine, where it is known as Kadim-el-bint. * Modern clinicians report that Eclipta alba may be beneficially included for many conditions that involve the liver, and to assist liver regeneration. Some consider it of crucial importance to address alcoholic liver or drug induced toxicity. Rat studies have shown that E. alba helps protect liver cells from carbon tetrachloride and from the Amanita mushroom toxin, phalloidin. E. alba demonstrated in vivo neutralization of myotoxicity of snake venoms and myotoxins. In a study with mice, E. alba increased conversion of lymphocytes, raised serum IgG levels, and increased thymus and spleen weights. It has been observed to support sleeping, restoration of hair color and age-related memory loss, and to fight canker sores, cytomegalovirus and adenovirus, with studies showing some inhibition of HBV DNA polymerase. E. alba also has been shown to support inhibition of increased levels of histamine due to chronic inflammation. * Wedelolactone, a coumestan, is the major active ingredient. It promotes aggressive scavenging of oxygen free radicals, selectively inhibiting inflammatory chemicals such as 5-lipoxygenase. Other active ingredients include dimethyl-wedelolactone, stigmasterol, B-sitosterol, ascorbic acid, ecliptal, the alkaloid ecliptine, and thiophene acetylenes. * References available upon request. Allergy Research Group®, Inc. |
*Hypoallergenic Defined: According to Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary "hypoallergenic" is defined as: "Diminished potential for causing an allergic reaction." Allergy Research Group® defines hypoallergenic as "Free of all common allergens", specifically, wheat, corn, soy, gluten, yeast, dairy, and eggs. Many very sensitive individuals who reach to supplements in general, are able to tolerate Allergy Research Group® product. Since our inception in 1979, we have been using only the purest, and whenever possible, the lowest allergy potential natural ingredients. And while many of the nutrients in our formulas are synthesized from natural substances (plant sources), which as a whole may contain antigens, the synthesizing process removes the molecules of the desired nutrient from the original substance, and in the processing a great percentage of the antigens and allergens are left behind. The final material then has extremely low allergy potential. This is not to say that no one will react to any of our hypoallergenic formulas, as some extremely sensitive people may. However, the potential for an allergic reaction is low, and the feedback from many of our extremely allergic and sensitive customers is that Allergy Research Group® supplements are the only products they are able to tolerate. (For further information about Allergy Research Group, click on their information link above) |
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