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A new controversy is brewing over kava (Piper methysticum) and possible liver toxicity. Kava is popular with consumers, ranking ninth among herbal supplements and accounting for $15 million in sales through mainstream retail stores. Sales in health food stores, multi-level marketing companies, mail order and sales by health professionals may constitute an additional $15 million.
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Your liver is located just under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen, it's about the size of a football, weighs 3 to 4 pounds and performs hundreds of vital functions. Without it, you couldn't digest food and absorb nutrients, get rid of toxic substances from your body or stay alive.
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On December 18, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter asking health professionals to review their cases of liver toxicity in order to collect information on whether kava may have been involved. The letter says the FDA has received "several reports of serious injury allegedly associated with the use of kava-containing dietary supplements, with at least one report of hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation in a previously healthy young female."
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It is hoped that this article has shed some light on the principle of the liver in the physical body. Without a liver, food would be not broken, various chemicals would not be made for the body, the body’s energy would not be stored, nor would the blood be filtered. The liver represents a principle that operates on the physical level, mental or psychological level and spiritual level.
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