Hepatoprotector "Karsil": instructions, properties, composition

It is no secret that the liver of a modern person is regularly affected by the characteristics of food, alcohol and unfavorable environmental conditions. Everything that gets into the body with food, drinks or from the air, is filtered in this truly unique organ. To improve liver function , restore cells and remove toxins, drugs called hepatoprotectors are being developed. One of the most accessible and popular in our country has become the drug "Karsil", the instruction for use of which says that this remedy is effective for various liver damage.

Composition, action and application features

The main active ingredient in the tablets "Karsil forte" annotation refers to the extract of fruits of spotted milk thistle, the remaining substances in the preparation perform only auxiliary functions and their use does not significantly affect the medicinal properties of the tablets. Once in the body, the milk thistle extract has a unique effect on damaged liver cells.

First of all, it promotes the synthesis of proteins on the affected areas, which greatly accelerates the recovery and growth of new cells. In addition to increasing the regeneration rate, after the administration of the drug "Karsil", the instruction for use also notes such qualitative improvements as normalization of the gastrointestinal tract, normalization of the functional state of the liver as a whole, improvement of digestion in patients whose problems were associated with poor liver function. Therefore, often in patients with a body weight deficiency caused by poor appetite and unsatisfactory liver condition, after a course of treatment, there is a noticeable increase in weight due to the normalization of the digestive tract.

Indications for use and dosage of the drug "Karsil"

The Instruction for Use recommends the prescription of a medicament to patients suffering from the following diseases:

• Chronic hepatitis;
• Cirrhosis of the liver ;
• Liver damage caused by toxic effects of alcohol, drugs, and other poisoning;
• dystrophy;
• Fatty liver infiltration ;
• Infectious hepatitis (and also toxic).

If the patient has severe liver damage, the drug is advisable to use 4 tablets three times a day. With lighter forms of hepatitis or toxic conditions, the drug "Karsil" instructions for use recommends the appointment of 1-2 tablets three times a day. In this case, it should be remembered that this treatment should be of course nature - the minimum period of admission should be three months. Tablets are taken orally, without chewing, immediately before eating, squeezed with any non-carbonated liquid in sufficient quantity.

Hepatoprotectors: "Karsil" or "Essentiale" - what to choose?

Very often, in the case of people who have decided to independently improve the liver or just drink a preventive course of hepatoprotectors, the question arises about the choice of the drug. What is better - Essential or Karsil? The instructions for use, available in each of these medicines, can clarify their main differences. For those cases when it comes to toxic liver damage of varying severity, the best choice will be the drug "Karsil". If the patient develops fatty liver hepatosis or if multiple lesions require significant acceleration of the growth of new cells, the preparation "Essentiale" is suitable. In any case, the main factor in successful treatment, regardless of the medicinal product chosen, is compliance with the correct dosage and mandatory passage of the entire three-month course of treatment.