Just as the eyes are windows into the soul, urine is a window into the body. It can reveal whether you're dehydrated, for instance, a common health issue during these sweaty summer months. Healthy urine consists of yellow waste products that are dissolved in water.
Comfrey ointments have been used to heal bruises as well as pulled muscles and ligaments, fractures, sprains, strains, and osteoarthritis. In the past, comfrey was also used to treat stomach problems. However, it has toxic substances called pyrrolizidine alkaloids that damage the liver and can lead to death. Comfrey is no longer sold in the U.S., except in creams or ointments. The United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Germany also have banned the sale of oral products containing comfrey.
In the U.S., most common causes are hepatitis A, B and C viruses. Chemical or drug induced. The liver processes many substances for the body to use and/or then eliminate. Some of these substances are toxic to the liver and can result in hepatitis.In other cases, hepatitis occurs with a drug that is not directly toxic to the liver but the body recognizes the drug as foreign and attacks it within liver cells, causing hepatitis.Acute or chronic exposure to alcohol, acetaminophen.ome of these substances are toxic to the liver and can result in hepatitis. In other cases, hepatitis occurs with a drug that is not directly toxic to the liver but the body recognizes the drug as foreign and attacks it within liver cells, causing hepatitis. Acute or chronic exposure to alcohol, acetaminophen.