Having minimised the burden on the liver by applying the dietary support programme, it is then vital to break the cyclical toxicity created in the liver by the toxic Pyroles. Once created in the liver by metabolism of  the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from ragwort, the Pyroles remain relatively stable, destroying one cell after another. This is the long term destructive power of ragwort poisoning in action.

To give the liver a chance to recover, the pyroles must be removed before creating more damage and the liver must be protected against further attack.

Advice published by Dodson & Horrell EQUITALK Edition 3

Anecdotal evidence indicates the use of milk thistle with liver damaged horses and is being increasingly recommended by vet practices.

Milk Thistle   Foster, S. 2000

Silymarin, the active component of milk thistle is reported to protect liver cells from toxin damage.  It is highly probable that it blocks Pyroles from the catalytic destruction of cells

Milk Thistle   Hilton Herbs company publication

10g to 15g of ground seeds per day

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Homoeopathic treatment NUX VOM prescribed to initiate detoxification.

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