'Liv-Kid' For Liver-Kidney Ailments

The Times of India,
April 28, 2004
Sanjay M.Johri

When Gaurav, an engineering student, was diagnosed complete renal failure with no definite cure, he thought it was the end of his life and his otherwise illustrious career. Similar was the fate of Vijay Kumar, who had to undergo dialysis three times a month, involving treatment of costly allopathic drugs, whereas 53-year old Krishna Swami was counting his days following the failure of his kidneys.

These patients, however, did not know that there was a cure to their nephrological problems in well-tested Ayurvedic medicine. The Liv-Kid formula, developed by the Lucknow based International Institute for Herbal Medicine (IIHM), has a combination of three herbs which have a proven efficacy in cases of kidney failure, removal of kidney stones, jaundice, all forms of hepatitis including the dreaded Hepatitis B and Cirrhosis of liver.

At present, we have over 250 patients including Gaurav, Vijay Kumar and Swamy, with different problems of liver and kidney and they responded well to Liv- Kid capsules, claimed Dr Narendra Singh, director of the institute. Dr Singh is leaving for USA next week to participate in the World Congress on Ayurveda where he will present the success story of his various herbal formulations already making waves in this part of the country.

This 3-in-i Liv-Kid formula, Dr Singh said, is a mixture of three well known herbs: Phyllanthus neruri( Bhumi Amalaki); Picrorrhiza kurroa (Katuki) and Boerrhaavia diffusa (Punarnava) which takes care of even complete renal failure.

Lashing out at what he described as unethical practices being adopted in Ayurveda, Dr Singh said his formula does not contain multiple herbs with an unconfirmed base, but clinically useful doses of each herb, with predictable results.

In case of liver diseases, these regulate and normalise liver functioning by providing biochemically supportive systems and regenerative push-ups to natural liver enzymes. The process of regeneration, and enzyme regulation through this is slow, but permanent, and without any side or ill-effects.

Bhumi amalaki, Katuki and Punarnava are well known for their hepato-protective effects both, in combination and separately. The clinical studies on animals and also on human volunteers at the IIHM have established their efficacy scientifically, Dr Singh pointed out.