Herbs that are Harmful to the Liver?

March 9, 2001

Dear Gabriele,

thank you very much for that list - extremely

useful.............Love PEnny(and welcome - your English is excellent)

March 12, 2001

If the herbs were all organic, I'd have to say you had a pretty good formula there, but the natural flavors thing has me very concerned and so do the additional ingredients as well. I'd stay away from it for those reasons alone. If it isn't wildcrafted or certified organic, I don't use it with any of my patients and I always recommend others do the same. I don't see any herb there that would be harmful to your liver unless the herbs were imported from some third world country where it is still legal to use DDT and subject to irradiation and fumigation as prescribed by American Agri-Laws ( & they don't have to put that on the label). I think the above ansers your second question as well, except to say that the magnesium stearate and silicon dixoide are inorganic and definitely do not help.My vote is to stay away from both.

Love,

Doc

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

Hello Ian, thank you so much for your response and willingness to help! Here are the ingredients of the Herbal Fiberblend psyllium black walnut hibiscus shavegrass licorice (I know this is good for liver) alfalfa cascara sagrada oatstraw pumpkin seed irish moss yucca passionflower marshmallow violet wich hazel slippery elm mullein capsicum stevia extract Then other ing. ascorbic acid, lemon juice, nautral lemon flavors (this has me leery) and citric acid. Are these all safe for my liver? Is this a good product for a first time colon cleanse? I'm taking double the maintenance dose as a cleanser per a book I have, Cleansing the Body and the Colon using HFB by Teresa Schumacher. I am taking acidophilous from time to time as well. As far as the MT...it's not organic :-( It's called Maximum MT, that is *more potent than standardized MT*, and this was the brand used in clinical studies and is supposed to be up to 10x more bioavailable. It's mfgd for Natural Wellness in NY so now I'm wondering where it's actually made! Yikes. This is something that I was buying online from a HepC site...I still have about 6 bottles and now I'm wondering if this is a good thing to take or not. This is not *pure*, as it has other ing: rice pwdr, magnesium stearate, silicon dixoide. Where can I get Total Nutrition from and what is in it? Has it helped others who are completely debilitated? thank you SO much! I know this will be a lot of work for you to research and I so appreciate it :-) Hugs, Fern "Ian Shillington N.D." <Dr.IanShillington@G...> Thu Mar 8, 2001 5:35pm Re: [herbal remedies] Herbs that are Harmful to the Liver? Hi Fern, I don't have a list off hand since when working on the liver I tend to only concentrate on the herbs which are good. Best bet is to ask me which herbs you are considering and I'll check them for you. Look on the label and let me know what's in the Herbal Fiberblend and I'll be able to tell you more about it. I make all my own formulae so tend to stay away and not even investigate the generic blends. Let me know. The Barley Green I know about and it is an excellent product. Same goes with the milk thistle if you got it from an american organic source. I recommend the Total Nutrition for the fatigue and don't worry about the questions. Keep 'em coming. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D. 505-772-5889 Dr.IanShillington

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