Sea buckthorn for liver health

One of the more active research areas for the berry, though much of the published work is preclinical.

What the research looks at

Liver protection is one of the more active research areas for sea buckthorn. Published work has looked at fat accumulation in the liver and at markers of liver stress. Much of it is preclinical — cell and animal studies — which is a reason to take the direction seriously and not a reason to treat any of these products as medicine.

If you have been given a liver diagnosis, this is a conversation for your doctor before it is a purchase.

What the formulations add

Livosash and the Liver & Kidney Support formulation pair the berry with herbs with a long Ayurvedic record in this area. Livosash carries bhumi amla, kutki, giloy, brahmi and triphala; the Liver & Kidney Support capsules carry kutki, giloy, green tea and ginger. Detoxo is aimed more broadly at elimination rather than the liver specifically.

The preclinical study

Livosash has a published preclinical study behind it — an animal model reporting 55–65% reductions in SGOT and SGPT, the two standard liver enzymes. The findings, and their limits →