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How Liver Cirrhosis Can be Dangerous to Health

Author: Chris Clark
by Chris Clark
Posted: Jul 06, 2015

Liver cirrhosis is an unusual condition of liver in which there is an irreversible scarring of liver. It may be defined as a condition where the normal tissue of liver is replaced by fibrosis, ie scar tissue. This tissue generally affects the normal function and structure of the cells and also affects the regrowth of these cells in the body. If the fibrosis develops, then there might a chance of liver damage and the life of the person will be in danger.

Functions of Liver-

Liver of the person weighs around 3 pounds. It is the biggest organ in the body of the individual. Many functions are performed by liver in human body. If it fails to work properly then it may me life threatening. Some functions that liver perform in our body are-

Liver breaks the saturate fat in body and produce cholesterol.

It helps the glucose or body store sugar in the form of glycogen.

It forms bile, which is helpful in digestion of food.

It helps in ridding the harmful things from the body like alcohol and drugs.

It helps in formation of blood proteins that are very beneficial in clotting, proper function of immune system and the transportation of oxygen.

Causes of liver Cirrhosis

The most familiar reasons of cirrhosis are intake of alcohol, drugs, hepatitis B,C and fatty liver. If the person is consuming alcohol in regular basis in excess then he has more chances of liver infection like cirrhosis. Poisons like alcohol, damage the liver. Like, if the amount of the alcohol or any drugs is taken in large quantity, then liver will be overworked and eventually it will damage and results even death. People who are non- alcoholic may also face this problem. People, who are obese, diabetic, have HBP, are more prone to cirrhosis. Some genetic condition like hemochromatosis and Wilson disease are also responsible for cirrhosis. If there is any serious problem in body like cancer of bile ducts or pancreas then patients have high risk of cirrhosis.

Ayurvedic Cure of Liver Cirrhosis

Ayurveda is an ancient way of healing and thousands of people are adopting this way of healing worldwide. Some of the ancient and ayurvedic medicine for liver cirrhosis are Bhringraja, Katuki, Triphala, Vasaka, Trivari, Kakamachi, Aarogyavardhini vati and many other. Bhringraja is considered as the best medicine for cirrhosis. He juice which is extracted from the stem, roots, flower and the leaves of this plant are helpful in curing this disease. Katuki and other medicines are also very beneficial is curing this deadly disease. But while taking these medicines one should first consult the doctor and then take the medicines accordingly. Either there are no side effects of these medicines but still the prescription is necessary for proper diagnose of the problem.

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