Bastyr Protocol
Bastyr University is considered by many physicians worldwide to be one of the pre-eminent naturopathic medical colleges.
Under the auspices of the Bastyr University Research Institute (BURI), the Bastyr Hepatitis C Clinic treated and monitored patients in order to “evaluate a science based naturopathic medical protocol for the treatment of people diagnosed with hepatitis C”.
Please note: The first product on this list is Silybin Phytosome in the exact dosage found in Maximum Milk Thistle.
| Product Description | Dosage | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Silybin Phytosome The active ingredient in Maximum Milk Thistle |
1 cap tid | Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-fibrotic, iron chelator, increased mitosis of healthy hepatocytes. |
| Glycyrrhiza 800 mg (Licorice Root Extract, 6% Glycyrrhizin) |
1 cap tid | Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, stabilizes hepatocyte membranes. |
| Actigall™ 300 mg (ursodeoxycholic acid) |
1 cap bid | Restores damaged bile ducts, induces choleresis, stabilizes hepatocyte membrane by preventing solubilization of cholesterol and phospholipids, increases hepatic blood flow. |
| Colchicine 0.6 mg |
1 cap bid 5 days per week |
Enhances collagenase expression, stimulates collagenase secretion, inhibits collagen synthesis by hepatic fibroblasts, decreases IL-1. |
| Phosphatidyicholine (1200 mg soy phosphalids complex and 420 mg phosphalidylcholine) | 2 cap tid | Protects and stabilizes hepatocyte membrane Hepatoprotection against xenobiotics. Primary source of choline. |
| Vitamin E 400 IU (d-alpha-tocopherol) |
1 gelcap bid | Hepatoprotective by directly inhibiting lipid peroxidation. |
| Selenium citrate 200 mcg |
1 cap bid | Antioxidant, incorporated to selenocysteine, a component of glutathione peroxidase, necessary for catalyzing reduction of peroxides. |
| Thiocid (alpha-lipoic acid) 100 mg |
2 cap tid | Chelates iron, antioxidant, free radical scavenger. Helps maintain hepatic vitamin C and E levels. Increases reduced glutalhione. |
