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Subject: Liver Flush- Cleansing Polari-Tea
From: rudenski < Send email to rudenski > | All rudenski's Messages |
Date: 2/5/2004 11:54:52 AM ( 3 min æ ago )


The Liver Flush
Liver Flushes are used to stimulate elimination of wastes from the body, to open and cool the liver, to increase bile flow, and to improve overall liver functioning. They also help purify the blood and the lymph. I have taken Liver Flushes for many years now and can heartily recommend them. And if you make the herbal formula right, it can be quite tasty. Here are the instructions:.

1. Mix any fresh-squeezed citrus juices together to make 1 cup of liquid. Orange and grapefruit juices are good, but always mix in some lemon or lime. The final mix should have a sour taste--the more sour, the more cleansing and activating. This mixture can be watered down to taste with spring or distilled water.

2. Add 1-2 cloves of fresh-squeezed garlic, plus a small amount of fresh ginger juice, which you can obtain by grating ginger on a cheese or vegetable grater and then pressing the resulting fibers in a garlic press. (Note: Both garlic and ginger have shown amazing liver-protective qualities in recent studies (Hikino, 1986). Garlic contains strong antioxidant principles, and also provides important sulfur compounds that the liver uses to build certain enzymes.)

3. Mix in 1 tablespoon of high-quality olive oil, blend (or shake well in a glass container), and drink.

4. Follow the Liver Flush with two cups of cleansing herbal tea. I like "Polari-Tea", which consists of the herbs below. I make plenty of this tea and keep it in a quart canning jar, so it is always available.

Fennel (1 part)
Fenugreek (1 part)
Flax (1 part)
Licorice (1/4 part)
Burdock (1/4 part)
Peppermint (1 part)
[If you can add Marshmallow Root 1 Part]
[If you want a cooler formula add oregon grape root and dandelion root]
[If you want a warmer formula add ginger and cinamon]

Directions: Simmer the herbs for 20 minutes, then add 1 part peppermint and let the tea steep for an additional 10 minutes. For extra soothing properties, try adding 1/2 part marshmallow root (cut and sifted) to the initial tea blend.

5. Drink the Liver Flush in the morning (preferably after some stretching and breathing exercises), then do not eat any other food for one hour. This liver flush can be taken in cycles of 10 days on and 3 days off, as needed.

There are also several good commercial formulas for liver-cleansing available in natural food stores everywhere, both in bulk and in tea-bag form. One product I can recommend is a blend called "Puri-Tea" from herbalist Brigitte Mars. It contains peppermint, red clover, fennel, licorice, cleavers, dandelion, Oregon grape, burdock root, butternut bark, chickweed, parsley root, and nettles.

*Nervines

Antidepressives: rosemary, hypericum, lavender

Sedatives: valerian, hops, passion flower, camomile

Nerve strengtheners: wild oats

Energy herbs: rosemary, ginseng

Antispasmodics

Antiaddictive herbs
Adaptogens (adrenal support and stress-protection): eleuthero, ashwaganda, gotu kola
Hormonal balancing herbs: vitex, licorice
Circulation activators: ginger, cayenne, prickly ash

Flavoring herbs: peppermint, ginger

How to take the herbs

Nature Cure

Deep breathing, exercise, cold water, stretching, relaxing movement.