Danger to Liver (was Antivirals)

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JF asked this a couple weeks ago, but no one answered. I

really need to know more about this. Helen? Anybody?

 

--- " J. Fazio " <jfazio wrote:

>

> >

> >Be careful of too much Oregano because it is a

> sensitizer and too much can

> >cause liver damage.

> What other oils aren't good for the liver, in larger

> doses? Cloves,

> lavender or tea tree?

 

We know that many volatile compounds are very dangerous to

the liver when inhaled. Anything you inhale will get to

the liver and act upon it and be acted upon by it. So

anybody with liver problems needs to know the effect of EOs

on the liver. Some herbal medicines are beneficial to the

liver. So it seems reasonable that some EOs are beneficial

to the liver function (these are called " hepatic " ). As I

understand it, rosemary and lemon are among the best

hepatics. Others include carrot seed, celery seed,

peppermint, and cypress*(?).

 

Now, for someone with hepatitis, it gets more complicated

which oils to use, because you need two actions: antiviral

as well as hepatic. I like lemon a lot because it has both

properties.) For antiviral treatment of hepatitis C virus,

I have been using frankincense and tea tree oil.

 

I am perplexed about the caution that oregano oil can

damage the liver. How do you know? It is one of the

strongest antivirals, so could it help against the

hepatitis C virus? But how do you know when to use an

antiviral against HCV and when to withhold it because of

danger to the liver?

 

If anyone knows which EOs are dangerous to the liver,

please post them here. I have been through a lot of books

telling of health cautions with EOs and so far have not

seen any cautions concerning liver damage.

 

*Cypress has been listed in places as hepatic, but its

basic property is vasoconstrictor. That would be the

opposite action of the other hepatics, which serve as

cholagogues (increasing bile flow, hence assisting liver

function & detox). A vasoconstrictor would probably lessen

bile flow. So how is it hepatic?

 

 

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