Transcript The Liver: Cleansing and Detoxying

Liver – tonics and
alteratives
Botanical Medicine 2 – Fall 2009
Sheila Kingsbury, ND, RH (AHG)
Arctium lappa
Arctium lappa
Essiac tea
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Arctium lappa
Rumex sp.
Rheum palmatum
Ulmus sp.
Detoxification, cancer, chronic fatigue, and
many other chronic conditions
Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium
Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium
Berberis vulgaris
Rumex crispus
Rumex crispus
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Blood builder
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale
Case 1
 A 28 year old female comes to see you for eczema.
She has suffered from severe acne and eczema for
most of her life. It has been at its worst for the past
4 years. She has been using hydrocortisone cream
for the last year but it doesn’t seem to work well
anymore, though it does minimize the itching. Her
diet is rich in carbohydrates and refined foods. She
drinks 2-4 cups of coffee a day with milk. She has a
beer or glass of wine maybe once a week. She
works in a chemical supply lab 40-50 hours a week.
She wears gloves and masks at work.
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What herbs might you recommend for her? What
preparations? Other recommendations?
Case 2
 You have a 48 year old female coming in for chronic fatigue
syndrome. She suffers from chronic lack of energy and diffuse
pain. She cannot work or even help around the house anymore.
She is depressed and does not have the motivation to even do
paintings for fun like she used to. She is undergoing counseling
but hasn’t yet found the counselor that she works well with. Her
diet is rich in refined sugars and carbohydrates and she rarely
eats adequate protein or fruits and vegetables. She is
overweight and has not exercised in years. She tends to be
sensitive to medications and has had a history of pronounced
detoxification reactions – such as skin exacerbations, kidney
problems, palpitations.
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What herbs would you consider for her? What preparations?
What dose are you thinking?
Other recommendations?