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| 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 to 4 cloves raw garlic |
| Blend in the blender until creamy and frothy. Drink at least once a day (morning preferred) or in the morning and evening. One-half hour after drinking, follow with a warm cup of herbal tea such as peppermint or chamomile. |
| Kudzu. The root of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata and other species) is an important tonic for the liver in all detoxification programs, but it has a special ability to interrupt and help repair damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Look for Pueraria in natural food stores or herb tea catalogs, where it is usually labeled by its Latin name, or for imported kakkon (kudzu root tea), which may contain ginger, licorice and cinnamon as well. Some natural food stores and Chinese pharmacies carry kudzu root tablets and tinctures under the names ge-gen or ko-ken. If you're using dried Pueraria or kudzu root, brew a decoction by simmering 1 to 2 tsp. dried herb per cup of water for 10 to 15 minutes in a covered pan; let stand a few minutes, strain and serve. For a superlative liver tonic tea, combine 1 tsp. each dried kudzu root and milk thistle seed per cup of water and simmer as above. If desired, sweeten with stevia or organically grown molasses, another liver tonic. Drink 2 to 4 cups daily. |
| Milk thistle seed. The large gray seeds of Silybum marianum enjoy an impressive reputation after nearly 50 years of European research, where pharmaceutical grade milk thistle seed extracts are made for hypodermic injection as well as oral consumption. The seeds strengthen and tone the liver, are mucilaginous and |
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