why is dandelion root not good for mercury toxic people?

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hi all

wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to why andy says for

mercury toxic people to avoid dandelion root, as it is

recommended in a multitude of sources for liver support.

i emailed him directly but have not heard back yet. i have an

herbal tincture i would like to try but it has dandelion root,

burdock and yellow dock. it says it will help strengthen the liver

but then i remembered that andy says dandelion is

contraindicated for mercury poisoning.... explanations

appreciated.

thanks

julie

[Guest guest]

>

> hi all

> wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to why andy says for

> mercury toxic people to avoid dandelion root, as it is

> recommended in a multitude of sources for liver support.

>

> i emailed him directly but have not heard back yet. i have an

> herbal tincture i would like to try but it has dandelion root,

> burdock and yellow dock. it says it will help strengthen the liver

> but then i remembered that andy says dandelion is

> contraindicated for mercury poisoning.... explanations

> appreciated.

>

> thanks

> julie

He thinks that some (bile producing) herbs are " irritants " to

the liver and that this is how they produce the effects they

do. He has heard many reports of people having problems after

using liver cleanse types of herbs / protocols.

I have also read some reports of pretty severe problems after

liver cleanses.

I don't really agree or disagree with his thinking on liver

herbs--- I'm not sure he's right and I'm not sure he's wrong,

and I am skeptical about his assessment.

There may be parts of his thinking I've not represented fully,

I'm restating what I remember.

If you want to follow Andy's thinking you could use lots of

milk thistle still, no controversy on that one.

good wishes,

Moria

[Guest guest]

thanks so much moria

from my understanding, dandelion root is not a liver " cleanse "

but is liver support. it is noted everywhere for supporting the liver,

much more than i've seen milk thistle. i wonder why milk

thistle--which also stimulates bile production--is okay, and

dandelion is not....

if anyone knows, please write!

thanks again

julie

> He thinks that some (bile producing) herbs are " irritants " to

> the liver and that this is how they produce the effects they

> do. He has heard many reports of people having problems

after

> using liver cleanse types of herbs / protocols.

> I have also read some reports of pretty severe problems after

> liver cleanses.

>

> I don't really agree or disagree with his thinking on liver

> herbs--- I'm not sure he's right and I'm not sure he's wrong,

> and I am skeptical about his assessment.

>

> There may be parts of his thinking I've not represented fully,

> I'm restating what I remember.

>

> If you want to follow Andy's thinking you could use lots of

> milk thistle still, no controversy on that one.

>

> good wishes,

> Moria

[Guest guest]

>

> thanks so much moria

> from my understanding, dandelion root is not a liver " cleanse "

> but is liver support. it is noted everywhere for supporting the

liver,

> much more than i've seen milk thistle.

Milk thistle is THE MAIN liver support herb! At least

within Western herbs, and at least in my understanding.

For example, note the title of the booklet " Milk Thistle:

the liver herb " by Hobbs. Not " a liver herb " .

I don't want to get into what is a cleanse vs. what is

support, I think it is not a particularly meaninful

distinction. I personally would EXPECT " support " herbs

in any (good) " cleanse " . Dandelion is used in (some) liver

cleanse preparations (I just checked Schulze's).

I'm not an expert on any of that......

good wishes,

Moria

i wonder why milk

> thistle--which also stimulates bile production--is okay, and

> dandelion is not....

>

> if anyone knows, please write!

> thanks again

> julie

>

>

> > He thinks that some (bile producing) herbs are " irritants " to

> > the liver and that this is how they produce the effects they

> > do. He has heard many reports of people having problems

> after

> > using liver cleanse types of herbs / protocols.

> > I have also read some reports of pretty severe problems after

> > liver cleanses.

> >

> > I don't really agree or disagree with his thinking on liver

> > herbs--- I'm not sure he's right and I'm not sure he's wrong,

> > and I am skeptical about his assessment.

> >

> > There may be parts of his thinking I've not represented fully,

> > I'm restating what I remember.

> >

> > If you want to follow Andy's thinking you could use lots of

> > milk thistle still, no controversy on that one.

> >

> > good wishes,

> > Moria

[Guest guest]

Can anyone confirm this, andy?

>

>

> hi all

> wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to why andy says for

> mercury toxic people to avoid dandelion root, as it is

> recommended in a multitude of sources for liver support.

>

> i emailed him directly but have not heard back yet. i have an

> herbal tincture i would like to try but it has dandelion root,

> burdock and yellow dock. it says it will help strengthen the liver

> but then i remembered that andy says dandelion is

> contraindicated for mercury poisoning.... explanations

> appreciated.

>

> thanks

> julie

>