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Ability of a chemical substance to prevent liver damage From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hepatoprotection or antihepatotoxicity is the ability of a chemical substance to prevent damage to the liver. This is opposite to hepatotoxicity.
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Hepatoprotective molecules used in emergency medicine
- Acetylcysteine is considered the hepatoprotective drug of choice when treating an overdose of acetaminophen/paracetamol.[1]
- Silymarin is given intravenously to treat poisoning from Amanita mushrooms according to the Santa Cruz protocol devised by Dr Todd Mitchell at UCSC.
Herbs with potentially hepatoprotective constituents
- Astragalus membranaceus[2]
- Curcuma longa[3]
- Brassica[4]
- Silybum marianum, from which silymarin is derived
- Andrographis paniculata[5]
References
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