Liver is one of the most vital organs of our body and it is endlessly filtering and detoxifying our blood and also play a very significant importance in our metabolism and also our digestion. Sometimes what happens is because of overexposure to alcohol or indiscriminate intake of pain killers and the environmental pollution, all this can lead to the toxic settlement of the liver within the body and also the fictional settlements is also reduced, according to Ayurveda, the liver is also known as the seat of pitta or agni. Therefore when the functions of the liver are under state, what we see is usually the initial signs like indigestion, bloating of abdomen, pain abdomen. Sometimes in some conditions, heartburn like conditions are also seen. So when these conditions are there, what we need to do is the basic of shodhna therapy or the purification treatment is done. The kind of shodhana or the purification depends on the stage of the patient and the intensity of the toxins and also depends on the constitution or the prakriti of the patient. So once these shodhana is undertaken based on these modalities the next step is to change the diet since liver is one of the important organs in digestion, we need to see that the liver is given ample rest by taking easily digestible food articles which are devoid of oil and fat talking of fat. Among the fat, ghee can be easily digested by the liver. So after advising easily digestible food, next is avoid certain food that brings about reduced liver functions. This can be constant intake of alcohol, processed food , where there are lot of preservatives or chemicals used or certain medicines or indiscriminate use of pain killers, to it can be even multivitamins, without any advise of doctors this can also lead to reduced liver functions. These emotional stress built up in the body can also lead to toxic development in the system and the liver functions are also at risk. Emotional stress can be reduce d by various steps like cultivating a reading habit, and watching shows which are having a very positive outcome on our emotional or physiological status. Yoga and meditation are the most important tools that can be adopted in our day to day life and that keeps our mid clear and develops a very strong immunity. So when we correct our diet and lifestyle, then next comes medicines that Ayurveda advises. That is hepatoprotective and curative too so when we talk about hepatoprotective, there is phyllanthus niruri, that is the bhoomi, amalaki, katuki, gucci and also certain food spices that we use regularly like turmeric and ginger. When we adopt all these things the first thing that we see is cleanse our system, form toxic accumulation and regulate our diet with the intake of herbs and together when we do is what we see is a very clear strong immunity also. So what we do by improving our liver is more energy, clear skin, as well a stronger immunity all thorough our life.
