Whether you are a party animal in college or just love drinking a few beers or martinis at the end of the day, we must protect our bodies from the damage that alcohol can cause, especially if we are not getting the right nutrients in our daily diet. Not only alcohol but greasy foods and other chemicals are all processed trough our livers. And to avoid overwhelming our liver it is important to keep our body in balance.

Herbal plants and remedies can help rejuvenate our liver function.This is all possible with herbal remedies or herbal medicine, one of natures natural cleansing plants is milk thistle, milk thistle is a member of the daisy family and is native to the Mediterranean area in Europe milk thistle has been used to treat liver deficiencies in people with cirrhosis and other liver ailments and even has been found to reduce levels of cholesterol.

Althaea officinalis this plant is better known as marsh mallow has been used for years to help and heal gastritis , gastric ulcers , colitis and irritable bowel syndrome which many of these problems occur when the liver is not digesting or processing our foods properly.

Ulmus fulva Slippery elm  is also used for gastritis and even has nutrients that in the past people actually used to chew the bark and could survive for several days just eating that the bark itself slippery elm bark has also been used to soothe the digestive track.

Most of the herbal plants above can be found in many health food or herbal stores that you can take home and prepare simple teas. Another alternative is to buy prepared capsules or tonics which have the right amount of the above , so the next time you are going out for a night on the town , or just simply want to maintain a healthy liver , you might want to try some  herbal medicine to keep your body and liver in great shape.