Liver

There are many foods and herbs that stimulate the liver and bile action. Others will help reduce liver inflammation.

Apples Eating fresh apples will stimulate a sluggish liver. Apples may be used for a monofast to cleanse the entire body.

Beets Add a small amount of fresh extracted beet juice to the daily diet to slowly cleanse the liver.

Burdock Burdock leaf packs are useful on the inflamed liver area. Alternate them with castor oil packs or peppermint and cinnamon packs.

Asparagus The roots and shoots of asparagus have a stimulating action on both the kidney and liver, and increase the flow of liquids from the body.

Castor Oil Apply continuous and frequent castor oil packs for a healing and detoxifying action on an inflamed liver.

Celery Eat lots of celery..

Centaury The whole herb is a bitter tonic. Drink centaury tea before meals to stimulate liver and bile action.

Chicory Its leaves and root are stimulating for the liver.

Coffee A pure coffee enema has a strong cleansing action, and is a liver detoxifying aid.

Dandelion Young dandelion leaves in early spring and twoyear old root coffee and fresh expressed dandelion juice have a stimulating action on the liver.

Lemon juice Lemon juice and water promote bile activity within the body. Peppermint Make up a strong tea of peppermint leaves; add concentrated cinnamon tea, and use this as a poultice directly on the inflamed liver area.

Prune Prune whip before breakfast is a fantastic cleanser for the liver: Cut up 6 to 8 medium to large prunes. Whip up a half pint of heavy cream, add the prunes, chopped, and eat this first thing in the morning. Then do not eat breakfast, and try to avoid lunch.

Rosemary Drink rosemary tea to stimulate a sluggish liver.