The Sunlight Experiment

Herbal Actions

Hepatoprotective

Protects liver cells from damage.

Hepatoprotective is a sub-action of Hepatic. Where hepatic acts on and supports the liver, hepatoprotective is its narrower, more targeted form.

Herbs with a hepatoprotective action (22)

Key herbs

Herbs for which hepatoprotective is a headline action.

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Schisandra

Schisandra chinensis

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantAdaptogenNervine

Abuta

Cissampelos pareira

AnalgesicAnti-AbortiveAntifertilityAntibacterial

Andrographis

Andrographis paniculata

BitterImmunomodulatorAnti-inflammatoryAntimicrobial

Astragalus

Astragalus membranaceus

AdaptogenAntioxidantAntiviralCardiotonic

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

SedativeCarminativeDiaphoreticNervine

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Anti-inflammatoryAntipyreticNervineAntioxidant

Coffee

Coffea arabica

AntioxidantBronchodilatorCardiotonicDiuretic

Dan Shen

Salvia miltiorrhiza

CardioprotectiveAntihypertensiveAntiplateletHepatoprotective

Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

NervineNeuroprotectiveNootropicVulnerary

Lion's Mane

Hericium erinaceus

NervineAntioxidantImmunomodulatorAntibacterial

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Reishi

Ganoderma lucidum

AdaptogenImmunomodulatorAnalgesicAntispasmodic

Schisandra

Schisandra chinensis

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantAdaptogenNervine

Suma

Pfaffia paniculata

AdaptogenAnticancerAntidiabeticChemoprotective

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Anti-inflammatoryAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

BitterAntioxidantEmmenagogueDiaphoretic