Herbal mixture showed preliminary improvement in ultrasound fatty liver grades
A small trial compared a combined herbal product with placebo and found more ultrasound grade improvements, with limited evidence about longer-term liver health.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Participants receiving the herbal mixture were more likely than those receiving placebo to have an improved fatty liver grade on ultrasound by the study's end. This was a preliminary result from a small trial. An imaging-grade improvement does not establish lasting recovery, prevention of liver complications or a benefit from any single ingredient.
This abstract-based summary reflects a small study at one center with short follow-up. Mild adverse events occurred at similar rates, but these findings do not establish long-term effectiveness or safety.
What researchers found
Improved fatty liver grade on ultrasound
Herbal mixture versus placebo at Day 60; proportions of participants with improvement, p = 0.008.
A combined product
The product combined several plant ingredients in an oral liquid. Because the ingredients were tested together, the trial cannot identify which component contributed to the result or whether any ingredient would have the same effect alone.
What improvement meant
The primary outcome was a change in the liver's ultrasound grade between the start and end of treatment. This measures an imaging finding; the abstract does not report whether participants experienced fewer liver-related complications.
The original publication
Effectiveness and safety of an ayurvedic nutraceutical for improving clinical parameters of liver function in participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled, preliminary phase 2 exploratory clinical trial.
Messier H, Patel J, Bhomia V et al.
Front Nutr · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41909037
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