The Liver is the largest organ inside the human body.

It weighs approximately 1 pound,

houses the gallbladder and carries out 100's of functions. Everything we eat or come in
contact with is filtered by the liver. It helps regulate blood sugar levels, cleanses the blood,
metabolizes vitamin A, detoxifies poisonous substances and more! Up to 25% of the liver can
be removed and it will still regenerate itself. The Liver may be the most overworked and
misunderstood organ in the human body. It filters 24 hours a day. A Liver in prime condition
will either convert to fuel or tag for removal all we come in contact with.

Introduction:

Cleansing the liver of gallstones dramatically improves digestion, which is the basis of your whole
health. You can expect your allergies to disappear, too, more with each cleanse you do! Incredibly, it
also eliminates shoulder, upper arm, and upper back pain. You have more energy and an increased
sense of well being. This is a natural way to effectively and painlessly remove stones from the
gallbladder and liver.

Purpose of the cleanse:

This cleanse is used to clean the liver and gall bladder of gall stones, gravel and sand to dramatically
improve your body's health. The liver cleanse also has the ability to expel pollutants and toxins from
the gallbladder and liver. Each liver cleanse "cures" a different set of allergies, suggesting that the liver
is compartmentalized - different parts having different duties.

We cannot advocate that this cleanse be used INSTEAD of a gallbladder operation (only you or your
physician can make that decision after learning all about the benefits of this cleanse), however, since
this procedure cannot deteriorate such a condition, there is an excellent chance that such an operation
will indeed not be necessary after one or more of these liver cleanses. The main advantage is of course
that a liver cleanse not only purges the gallbladder of its contents, but also does major house cleaning
in the liver which an operation can never achieve.

One of the main function of the liver is to make bile, 1 to 2 quarts in a day! The liver is full of tubes
(biliary tubules) that deliver the bile to one large tube - the common bile duct. The gall bladder is
attached to the common bile duct and acts as a storage reservoir. Eating fat or protein triggers the gall
bladder to squeeze itself empty after about twenty minutes (or after ingesting the liver cleanse
solution). The stored bile finishes its trip down the common bile duct to the small intestine and
eventually to the colon (large intestine). Of course the gall bladder does not hold enough bile to
neutralize all of the liver cleanse solution you have ingested. The empty gallbladder then signals its
master, the liver, to dump all available bile forcefully into the common bile duct as well. In this
fashion, the liver turns itself practically inside out and empties all of its available bile together with
stones, gravel and crystals to condition (treat) the bile using the potent liver cleanse solution. Epsom
salt serves to relax the tubules so that the passage of larger stones is painless and smooth. The Epsom
salt also serves to evacuate the small and large intestines of faces.

For many people, including children, the biliary ducts (tubing) are choked with gallstones. Some
develop allergies or hives, but some have no symptoms at all. When the gall bladder is scanned or X-
rayed, nothing is seen. Typically, the worst stones are not in the gallbladder but in the liver. Not only
that, most are too small and not calcified, a pre-requisite for visibility on X-ray. There are over half a
dozen variety of gallstones, most of which have cholesterol crystals in them. They can be black, red,
white, green or tan colored. The green ones get their color from being coated with bile. When dissected
and observed under a microscope, many have imbedded unidentified objects. Are they fluke remains?
Many are shaped like corks with longitudinal grooves below the tops. We can visualize the blocked
bile ducts from such shapes. Other stones are composites - made from smaller ones - showing that they
regrouped in the bile duct some time after the last cleanse.
 At the very center of each stone scientists found a clump of bacteria, suggesting a dead bit of parasite
might have started the formation of the stone. Perhaps it is the liver's function to encapsulate parasite
adults parasites to avoid getting destroyed by such an invader. That's fine for one or two, but how about
thousands of such encapsulations?

Eventually the above-described defence mechanism turns into an immense blockage that keeps the
liver from detoxifying and eliminating harmful substances such as solvents and parasites. You see, as
the stones grow and become more numerous, the back-pressure on the liver causes it to make less bile,
which is, of course the transportation medium for the undesirable substances. Imagine the situation of
your garden hose having marbles in it. Much less water would flow, which in turn would decrease the
ability of the hose to squirt out the marbles. With gallstones and liver stones, much less excess
cholesterol leaves the body and cholesterol levels may rise. A liver cleanse will invariably result in
a lowering of cholesterol levels.

Also, gall/liver stones being porous can pick up bacteria, cysts, viruses and parasite stages that are
passing through the liver. In this way, "nests" of infection are formed, constantly supplying the body
with fresh irritating bacteria. No stomach infection such as ulcers or intestinal bloating can be
cured permanently without removing these stones from the gallbladder and liver.

Preparation

You can't clean a liver with living parasites in it. You won't get many stones, and you will feel quite
sick. Zap daily the week before and/or complete the parasite killing program before attempting a
liver cleanse. If you are on the maintenance parasite program, you are always ready to do the cleanse.
Completing the kidney cleanse before cleansing the liver is also highly recommended. You want your
kidneys, bladder and urinary tract in top working condition so they can efficiently remove any
undesirable substances incidentally absorbed from the intestine as the bile is being excreted.

Ingredients Dosage

Epsom salts 4 Table spoons

Olive oil 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup (light olive oil is easier to get down, use
only the best cold pressed virgin oil)

Fresh grapefruit and lemons. Do not use Enough to squeeze 1/4 cup of lemon and 1/2 cup of
concentrate or store-bought juice. Make grapefruit juice for the cleanse itself. If you cannot get
your own. grapefruits then use lemons or vice versa.

Ornithine (optional) 4 to 8, to be sure you can sleep.

Suitable jar with non-metallic lid Shake your mixture well and gulp it down

1/2 cup of lemon/grapefruit juice Use a couple of ounces of this juice each time to help get
down the Epsom salt solution (four feedings) if desired.

Choose a day like Saturday for the cleanse so that you can rest the next day. Take no
medicines, vitamins or other pills that you can do without. They could hinder success of the
cleanse. Stop any parasite or kidney cleanse the day before.
Eat a no-fat fruit breakfast and light fat-free lunch such as cooked cereals with fruit but no
butter or milk. This allows the bile to build up and develop pressure in the liver. Higher
pressure pushes out more stones.

2:00 PM. Do not eat or drink after 2:00 o'clock. If you break this rule you could feel quite
uncomfortable later. Get your Epsom salts ready. At 2:00pm, mix 4 heaping tablespoons of
Epsom salts in 3 cups of water and pour this into a jar. This makes four servings, 3/4 cup
each. Please keep in mind that the first serving begins at 6:00pm and the 2nd serving for the
evening is taken at 8:00pm. The other two required servings are reserved for the following
morning. Place the jar in the refrigerator to get ice cold (this is for convenience and taste
only).

6:00 PM. Drink one serving (3/4 cup) of the ice cold prepared Epsom salts water. If you did
not prepare this potion ahead of time at 2:00 PM, mix 1 heaping tablespoon in 3/4 cup of
water now. You may add 1/8 teaspoon of vitamin C powder to improve the taste.

If you have no vitamin C powder then add a little citrus juice to improve the taste; but this is
entirely optional. You can certainly drink a few mouthfuls of water afterwards or rinse your
mouth. Get the olive oil, lemons and grapefruit out to warm up a bit.

8:00 PM. Repeat the above by drinking another 3/4 cup of Epsom salts water. You have not
eaten since two o'clock, but you won't feel hungry. Get your bedtime chores done now. Don't
answer your telephone and be prepared to stay by yourself for the balance of the evening.
The timing of the actual cleanse is relatively critical to achieve success. Do not be more than
10 minutes early or late for anything that follows next.

9:45 PM. Pour 3/4 cup (measured cup) of your high quality olive oil into the pint jar. Pour the
prepared 3/4 cup of squeezed grapefruit and lemon juice into the measuring cup, adding this
to the oil. Close the jar tightly with its lid and shake briskly until well mixed, almost watery.
Only fresh squeezed juice will do this. Now visit the bathroom one or more times, even if this
makes you slightly late for your ten o'clock drink. Be ready to go to bed. Don't clean up the
kitchen. Do it the next day.

10:00 PM. Take the solution to your bedside if you want, but drink it standing up. Drink the
potion you have mixed. If you have them, take four Ornithine capsules (optional) with the first
sips to make sure you will sleep through the night. Take eight if you already suffer from
insomnia. Get all of it down immediately within 5 minutes, if possible. Very elderly, or weak
persons, should space this over a period of 15 minutes. Lie down immediately. The sooner
you lie down, the more stones you will get out. Put your knees up to your chest in a fetal
position. Lie on your right side for at least half an hour. The oil/citrus juice mixture will go to
your gallbladder and liver. These organs will not know what to do with THAT much oil
emulsion, so they will spasm and throw off all the available bile - plus stones, gravel and
crystals.

Next morning: Upon wakening, take your third dose of prepared Epsom salt solution. If you
have indigestion or nausea, wait until this is gone before drinking the Epsom salts. Don't take
this potion before 6:00 AM. It would be best if you don't get up and have someone else give
you this potion. This drink will act as a mild laxative and provoke several later loose bowel
movements.

2 hours later. Take your fourth (the last one - Thank God!) dose of Epsom salts.
Drink 3/4 cup of the mixture. You may go back to bed if you like.

After 2 more hours you may get up and take something into your empty stomach. Start with
some fresh-made fruit juice. Half an hour later, eat some fruit. One hour later you may eat
regular food but keep it light. By supper you should feel recovered.

How well did you do?

Expect diarrhea in the morning. Use a flashlight to look for gallstones in the toilet with the
bowel movement. Look for the green kind since this is proof that they are genuine gallstones,
not food residue. Only bile from the liver is pea green. The bowel movement sinks but
gallstones float because of the cholesterol inside. Count them all roughly, whether tan or
green. You will need to total 2000 stones before the liver is clean enough to rid you of
allergies or bursitis or upper back pains permanently. The first cleanse may rid you of them
for a few days, but as the stones from the rear travel forward, they give you the same
symptoms again. You may repeat cleanses at two week intervals. Never cleanse when
you are [acutely] ill.

Sometimes the bile ducts are full of cholesterol crystals that did not form into round stones.
They appear as a “chaff” floating on top of the toilet bowl water. It may be tan colored,
harboring millions of tiny white crystals. Cleansing this chaff is just as important as purging
stones.

How safe is the liver cleanse?

It is very safe. My opinion is based on over 500 cases, including many persons in their
seventies and eighties. None went to the hospital; none even reported pain. However it can
make you feel quite ill for one or two days afterwards, although in every one of these cases
the maintenance parasite program had been neglected. This is why the instructions direct you
to complete the parasite and kidney cleanse program first.

CONGRATULATIONS

You have taken out your gallstones without surgery! I like to think I have perfected this
recipe, but I certainly can not take credit for its origin. It was invented hundreds, if not
thousands, of years ago, THANK YOU, HERBALISTS!

This procedure contradicts many modern medical viewpoints. Gallstones are thought to be
formed in the gallbladder, not the liver. They are thought to be few, not thousands. They are
not linked to pains other than gallbladder attacks. It is easy to understand why this is thought:
by the time you have acute pain attacks, some stones are in the gallbladder, are big enough
and sufficiently calcified to see on X-ray, and have caused inflammation there. When the
gallbladder is removed the acute attacks are gone, but the bursitis and other pains and
digestive problems remain.

The truth is self-evident. People who have had their gallbladder surgically removed still get
plenty of green, bile-coated stones, and anyone who cares to dissect their stones can see
that the concentric circles and crystals of cholesterol match textbook pictures of "gallstones"
exactly.

Never purge when you are ill, Pregnant . The elderly should do this purge under the
supervision of a health specialist. If you want to save your gallstones (for proof), place
them in the freezer since they will continue to disintegrate otherwise.

Conclusion:
The above procedure contradicts many modern medical viewpoints. Gallstones are thought
to be few, not thousands. They don't get linked to pains other than gall bladder attacks. It is
easy to understand why this is thought: By the time you have acute pain attacks, some stones
are in the gallbladder, are big enough and sufficiently calcified to be seen on X-ray, and they
have caused inflammation there. When the gall bladder is removed surgically, the acute
pain attack is gone, but bursitis, allergies, digestive problems and other symptoms recur and
get worse. Stones are not thought to reside in the liver. If the liver is operated upon, only the
largest and worst offenders can be removed - yet uncountable stones, gravel and crystals
remain in the already clogged liver, which has not improved at all. The truth is self-evident:
People who have their gallbladder surgically removed, still eliminate green, bile-coated stones
with our liver purge. Anyone who cares to dissect these eliminated stones can see that the
concentric circles and crystals of cholesterol match textbook pictures of "gallstones", exactly.

DISCLAIMER: THE LIVER PURGE DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS BEEN USED IN THE
AUTHOR'S PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR MORE THAN A DOZEN YEARS WITHOUT A
SINGLE CASE OF COMPLICATIONS OR LASTING SIDE-EFFECTS. MILD ELIMINATIVE
ACTIONS, SUCH AS SHORT-TERM (24 HOUR) DIARRHEA, ARE NORMAL FOR THIS
KIND OF A PURGE. THE INFORMATION IS NOT MEANT TO BE MEDICAL ADVICE, NOR
A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANY ILLNESS. THE AUTHOR IS ABSOLVED OF ANY
RESPONSIBILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION.

Further information:

It is estimated that nearly half of Americans with gallstones do not have any symptoms. Symptoms of
gallstones are often misleading but may include constipation, upset stomach, fatigue, hepatitis, and
even diabetes. The symptoms can be so varied that gallstones are rarely thought of to be the culprit.

"Gallbladder operation is the most common operation in North America. Every year, more than half a
million people in the United States and more than 50,000 people in Canada undergo surgery to remove
their gallbladders because of gallstones."

• 90% of people have gallstones

• 80% of people do not know that they have gallstones
• 50% of children have gallstones
• Approximately 80% of all gallstones show no symptoms and may remain "silent" for years."
• More than 60% of Americans will in their life develop some of these problems: Colitis,
Leukaemia, Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Tumours, Allergies, Arthritis,
Cancer...

Statistics based on over 100 cases:

• 85% of people without symptoms who did this flush have had gallstones. (older than 18)
• 50% of children younger than 18 have had gallstones. No one have had symptoms. (statistic
based on 8 cases)
• 100% of people who have had Cancer who did this flush have had gallstones. The majority are
still alive. Some of them are now healthy.
• 100% of people with some form of food allergy who did this flush have had gallstones.
• 100% of people who have had bad smell from their mouth, who did this flush have had
gallstones.

Only three of those people have been diagnosed with gallstones by their doctor ! Largest stone reported
have been 3 cm in longer diameter. No pain reported. Person have had Cancer. Largest amount of
stones flushed by one flush is by weight over 200 g. Largest stone reported in children (9 year old) was
of the size of small almond. No pain reported. All the people who have had surgically removed
gallbladder have got many stones out after flush.

Liver cleansing recipe is the same as the gallbladder recipe. Cleansing of both organs is achieved by
the same procedure. Everyone who have stones inside their gallbladder, always have stones inside their
liver.
BACKGROUND:

Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all
have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer.

Cancer is never the first illness, Dr Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot
of other problems leading up to cancer. In my cancer research in China, I came
across some material, which says that people with cancer usually have gallstones.
We all have gallstones; it's a matter of big or small, many or few. One of the
symptoms of gallstones is feeling of bloatedness after heavy meal. You feel like
you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area."

So, if you think you have gallstones, Dr Chiu Nan offers the following method to
remove them naturally. The treatment is also good for those with a weak liver,
because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE:

For the first 5 days, take 4 glasses of apple juice everyday or eat 4 or 5 apples,
whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the 5 days, eat
normally.

On the 6th day, take no dinner. Avoid food after 2 pm. At 6 pm, take a teaspoon
of Epson Salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water. At 8 pm, repeat
the same. Magnesium Sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
(Tip: Buy the Epson Salt before you start this program. We tried buying Epson
Salt at six (6) Mercury drug stores where we live but they don't have it. Finally,
we found some at Mercury drug branch in Quiapo, Manila near the Quiapo
Church).

At 10 pm, take ½ cup olive (or sesame) oil with ½ cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it
well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.

(Important tip: Drink slowly for better result, avoid food after 2 pm and expect
more output the next day.)

The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. Usually they float.

Dr Chiu Nan's NOTE: "You might want to count them. I have people who passes
40, 50 or up to 100 stones".

The first purge will be solely your normal output, the green stones will only come
out after that. Per those who have practiced, the stones look like crystal or jade",
try to arrange in such timing that the last day is a rest day at home, reason
being.... you know.

Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some.
It's always good to give your gallbladder a clean up now and then. You'll find that
your digestion is much better afterwards."

RECOMMENDED PERIOD: Do it once a year

has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Your reward
is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regimen.

Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have
them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer.

"Cancer is never the first illness, usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to
cancer. In my research, I have come across some materials, which say that people
with cancer usually have stones".

We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few. One of the
symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloated-ness after a heavy meal. You feel like
you can not digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area. So
if you think you have gallstones, here is the method to remove them naturally. The
treatment is also good for those with weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are
closely linked.

Regimen:

*For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five
apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days,
eat normally.

*On the sixth day, take no dinner. At 6 pm, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt
(magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water.

* At 8 pm, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.

* At 10 pm, take half-cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice.
Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.

The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. Usually these float, You
might want to count them. I have had people who pass 40, 50 or up to 100 stones.
That s a lot..! "Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might
have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean up now and then.

[Recommended period: Do it once a year]

• YES YES. here is a sure shot way of getting rid of the stones. You need to go
to a Homeopathy store or go to an online one like http://www.elixirs.com. Ask
for or search for a medicine called Burberis Vulgaris (It is extract from a Berry
plant). If in pill form take 4 pills 3 times a day or as prescribed on the packing.
If you are able to order the Mother Tincture form (liquid 100% concentrate) of
the medicine then you need to take 10 drops 4 times a day in 1/2 a cup of luke
warm water, between meals (not after meals). While on this medication, avoid
coffee, tea, or any caffeine beverage (coke, pepsi) and smoking. Eat light food,
but never go on a crash diet, crash diets are bad for gall stones. Now the stones
should slowly dissolve and in a few weeks will be gone. This works for sure.
If you have access to a Homeopathic doctor, then best to visit him/her with
your sonography images so a proper dosage can be fixed.

Source(s):

Caution: Homeopathic medicines are not known to have side efffects or

reactions. Even then I will not be responsible for any damages caused by the
above medication advise. Best to visit a Homeopathic Doctor in your area.
Thanks

• You can absolutely dissolve them naturally - I was diagnosed and naturally my
dr. sent me to a surgeon but I was in no rush to fall under the knife so I did the
following and have passed the stones and I no longer have the pain. I've also
been careful to work on lowering my cholesteral, which can contribute to the
stones.

First, start drinking apple cider - preferably organic. It's cheap and it also
soothes the pain very fast. Add some apple cider vinegar to the cider to help
dissolve the stones. Also, I bought "stone free" from the health food store. You
can find it or something similiar. Don't recall the exact herbs in it but it
certainly helped. Also, buy peppermint capsules (& drink peppermint tea) &
take with food. They use it in Germany to dissolve stones.

I also went to an accupuncturist - she was the only dr. to bother even feeling
my gall bladder. I had two treatments plus I drank a box of some tea she gave
me. Can't recall the type.

I never did that olive oil and epsom salt remedy - that just sounded disgusting
to me. After about a week or two I passed several stones over a few days &
still see one or two on the way out now and then. I continue to do the cider,
vinegar, peppermint and stone free but not as religiously & work on the
cholesteral and watch what I eat so that they don't build back up.
 Doctors will tell you that doing anything but surgery doesn't really pass
gallstones but instead the stuff you are taking mysteriously forms stones that
you pass. Then how do they explain no more pain? Try this. It's cheap and it
can't hurt you. Good luck.

Also, when I was researching natural remedies for myself I found a research
paper via UFLorida about the higher instances of colon cancer in people who
get gall bladder surgery. They think the reason is because when they take out a
gall bladder the bile drips constantly into the intestine which also causes
endless diarhea and may cause the colon cancer. Don't let the dr's kid you -
you DO need your gall bladder. It's not like an appendix.

PS I plan to go back to the dr. and have another ultrasound done just to prove
them wrong but I haven't had the $ to waste on it yet. I'd rather spend it on
apple juice!
o 3 years ago

The Regime:

 Drink 1 glass (250 ml) 100% apple juice 4 times a day for 5 days. One glass at breakfast, 1 glass at lunch,
1 glass at dinner and 1 glass before going to bed. This softens the gallstones. Eat normally.

 On the 6th. day, skip dinner. At 6pm. take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a
glass of warm water

 On the same day, at 8pm., repeat the same for purging purpose. It helps to flush out all solid stuff. It also
opens the gallbladder ducts.

 Later that evening, at 10pm., drink half a glass of olive oil mixed with half glass of lemon juice. The oil
lubricates the stones to ease their passage. Lemon juice helps to extract the stones out from gallbladder ducts.
Soon you will purge again. This time you can find greenish stuff floating in your toilet bowl, that is if you have
gallstones.

1 cup = 250ml, 1/2 cup lemon juice = 3 lemons (approx).

It is good to include apple juice as one of our daily drinks. Hope many can be cured by this natural, inexpensive and
easily applied method.

Come visit again. Thank you.

Since this post was published, a thousand people had read the article but none has posted any comment on the
effectiveness of the regime or otherwise. None has told us if it has been tried and if it has brought cure or not.

If any one has tried the remedy and it has work, I think it would be good if a comment could be posted here so that
more people will have the confidence to use the remedy to cure themselves.

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Gallstones occur when one of the compounds in bile, particularly cholesterol, becomes so
saturated that it forms a solid. If a gallstone lodges in the bile duct, it can cause severe pain,
inflammation, infection, and sometimes even jaundice due to the backup of bile.

However, there are some herbal remedies to prevent and

treat gallstones. Avoiding gallstone trouble is advised, and
often can be achieved by healthy eating.
About Gallstones

As with many health conditions, preventing gallstones is

preferable to treating them after they have formed.
Research indicates that a high-fiber, low-fat, low-
cholesterol diet rich in vitamins C and E helps prevent
stones from forming.

That's good news because items commonly found in

simple gardens can help ward off gallstones. Vegetables
and fruits, which tend to be high in fiber and vitamins, low
in fat, and cholesterol free, are popular and healthy
choices.

Herbal Treatments for Gallstones

In addition to preventative healthy eating, some herbs

stimulate the gallbladder, promoting the flow of bile.

Dandelion and milk thistle are particularly useful. They

contain bitter substances -- taraxacin in dandelion and
silymarin in milk thistle -- that stimulate bile production.

Increasing the amount of bile produced decreases its

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concentration. And the greater volume is also more likely Silymarin in milk thistle can stimulate
bile production and help flush out gallstones.
to flush out a stone.

These herbs can be taken as tea or tincture or eaten steamed. Trim the sharp edges off
young milk thistle leaves. Mix them with dandelion greens and steam as you would spinach;
you can even eat them raw.

Oregon grape enhances blood flow to the liver and increases bile production. It can be
combined with dandelion and milk thistle in a tea. This blend is even more effective when
mixed with herbs such as chamomile, marshmallow, and
slippery elm, which have relaxing and soothing properties.
This mixture will also help decrease gallbladder
Herbal Gallstone Tea
inflammation. Try this herbal tea to help ease
the passing of gallstones.
Rosemary stimulates bile production, too, while also
eliminating any spasms that might occur in the bile duct. It
is well-known for aiding fat digestion and is often used as • 1 teaspoon Oregon
an herb in high-fat dishes. Its flavor helps to cut the grape root
richness of fat. • 2 teaspoons
marshmallow root
Several studies have shown concentrated mint oil • 2 teaspoons dandelion
capsules can, if taken for several months, help break leaves, dried (or 1
down small gallstones. Wild yam is another herb that teaspoon root)
increases bile flow and is also said to lessen the pain of • 1 teaspoon peppermint
gallstones. Like rosemary, it is an antispasmodic herb. • 4 cups water

An ultrasound is needed to definitively diagnose Simmer roots in water for 15

gallstones. A qualified health care practitioner should minutes. Remove from heat and
monitor herbal treatment of them. add dandelion leaves. Let steep
15 minutes. Strain.
Once stones have formed, they can cause urgent medical
problems if they block the bile duct. In that case, surgery Drink immediately or refrigerate.
may be necessary. Use as a tea throughout the day,
preferably after meals.
But if surgery is not needed and the they are not serious,
herbal remedies can be a healthy and effective treatment for preventing and helping with
gallstones. However, eating healthily to avoid getting gallstones in the first place is always
advised.

For more information about the subjects covered in this article, try the following links:

• To see all of our herbal remedies, visit our main Herbal Remedies page.
• To learn more about treating common medical conditions yourself, go to our
main Home Remedies page.
• To learn other ways you can treat the symptoms of gallbladders at home, read Home
Remedies for Gallbladder Problems.
• To find out more about milk thistle and how it can help, visit Milk Thistle: Herbal
Remedies.

• For more information about how wild yarn can help with gallstones, read Wild Yam:
Herbal Remedies.

Presence of calculi in the gallbladder (Cholelithiasis) or the biliary duct(choledocholithiasis).

Many factors appear to influence the development of gallstones, from sex to racial group, but fundamental causes are not understood. Diet
contributes to the major type of stone in that they are made primarily of cholesterol.
Actions indicated for the processes behind this disease:
Anti-lithics are plants with a long tradition of use in easing the pain, moving or even dissolving gall-stones.
Hepatic tonics will support the work of the liver and so have a positive metabolic effect through the make up of the bile.
Anti-spasmodics may help ease the colic in the gallbladder or ducts.
Nervines help ease the strain from the pain and general worry.
"Eliminative support" must be given to help the body as a whole deal with the systemic problems that ensue from the digestive repercussions
as well as the pain induced stress.
Alteratives/Tonics will support the body as a whole in its healing work.
Anti-microbials will be helpful as surface immune support even if there is no infection present.
Caution: Bitters and strong cholagogues are contra-indicated because they increase the strength of muscle contraction.

Specific Remedies:
The anti-lithics will be useful here but are not specifics as such.

One possible prescription

Wild Yam - 2 parts

Boldo - 2 parts
Valerian - 2 parts
Balmony - 1 part
Black Root - 1 part
Fringe Tree Bark- 1 part to 5 ml taken three times a day.
An infusion of a carminative, anti-spasmodic, nervine should be taken regularly throughout the day. Chamomile is an excellent example.

Presence of calculi in the gallbladder (Cholelithiasis) or the biliary duct(choledocholithiasis).

Many factors appear to influence the development of gallstones, from sex to racial group, but fundamental causes are not understood. Diet
contributes to the major type of stone in that they are made primarily of cholesterol.

Actions indicated for the processes behind this disease:

Anti-lithics are plants with a long tradition of use in easing the pain, moving or even dissolving gall-stones.
Hepatic tonics will support the work of the liver and so have a positive metabolic effect through the make up of the bile.
Anti-spasmodics may help ease the colic in the gallbladder or ducts.
Nervines help ease the strain from the pain and general worry.
"Eliminative support" must be given to help the body as a whole deal with the systemic problems that ensue from the digestive repercussions
as well as the pain induced stress.
Alteratives/Tonics will support the body as a whole in its healing work.
Anti-microbials will be helpful as surface immune support even if there is no infection present.
Caution: Bitters and strong cholagogues are contra-indicated because they increase the strength of muscle contraction.

Specific Remedies:
The anti-lithics will be useful here but are not specifics as such.
Gallstone Herbal Medicine
The Chinese herbal patent medicine, Li Dan Pian, uses animal bile as a solvent. It is far easier to use than olive oil
and lemon juice and probably works better .