Plants Consumption and Liver Health

Table 2

Medicinal use of common plant foods for liver health.

Category	Common name	Botanical name	Special active elements	Benefits to liver
Vegetables	Beets	Beta vulgaris	Betaine	Chloretic
	Broccoli	Brassica oleracea	Diindolylmethane, glucoraphanin	Antiviral, anticancer
	Carrots	Daucus carota	Beta carotene and other carotenoids	Antioxidative activity
	Collard greens	Brassica oleracea	Diindolylmethane, sulforaphane	Anticancer, anti-inflammation
	Kale	Brassica oleracea	A group of resins	Lowering cholesterol and fat
	Sweet potato	Ipomoea batatas	Beta carotene, fiber	Attenuating liver injury
	Yams	Dioscorea alata	Diosgenin	Inhibiting hepatomegaly
	Cabbage	Brassica oleracea	Glucosinolates	Countering alcohol, hangover
Fruits	Avocado	Persea americana	Adiponectin	Hypolipidemic activity
	Banana	Musa acuminata	Pectin	Relieving cirrhosis
	Cherry	Prunus avium	Methyl jasmonate	Antioxidant activity
	Fig	Moraceae ficus	Fumaric acid, ficin	Antifatty liver action
	Lemon	Citrus limon	Naringin, citric acid	Decreasing liver damage
	Papaya	Carica papaya	Lycopene, danielone	Antioxidative activity
	Pomegranate	Punica granatum	Punicalagins (pomegranate ellagitannins)	Anticancer
	Watermelon	Citrullus lanatus	Citrulline, lycopene	Antitoxic, hypoglycemic
Grains	Barley	Hordeum vulgare	Caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid	Antifatty liver action
	Maize	Zea mays	Lutein, linolic acid	Antioxidative activity
	Brown rice	Oryza sativa	Anthocyanins, tocopherols	Anti-inflammatory effects
	Oat	Avena sativa	Ergothioneine	Antioxidative activity
	Wheat	Triticum stivum	Alkylresorcinols, ferulic acid	Increasing lipid metabolism
	Sorghum	Sorghum bicolor	p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, methyl ferulate	Antioxidative activity