Hepatitis C

Some people seek out Reference complementary Opens New Window medicines or alternative ways to treat their hepatitis C. At this time, no complementary or alternative medicines have been proved to reduce symptoms or cure hepatitis C. In fact, some herbal therapies (such as Reference kava Opens New Window) may actually damage the liver.^{Reference 9}

Preliminary studies of the herb Reference milk thistle do show that it may help protect the liver from Reference inflammation Opens New Window.^{Reference 10} The U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine currently is conducting clinical trials on the use of milk thistle for hepatitis C. Talk to your doctor if you are thinking about trying milk thistle or any other complementary therapy to treat hepatitis C.

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