SELENIUM
Moving away from the herbs and into nutrients for a moment, Selenium is a key trace mineral required for detoxing the liver. A healthy liver makes glutathione and we need selenium to make GPx – glutathione peroxidase, the enzyme that recycles and renews glutathione.
A deficiency in selenium inhibits phase 2 detoxification (Lechtman).
Selenium is also a potent antioxidant mineral. Selenium protects the liver and prevents oxidative liver damage. It’s been shown to be specifically protective against Aflatoxin B1, a carcinogenic and hazardous mycotoxin often present in peanuts, corn, cotton and other grains predominantly in foods imported from countries with not as strict testing and regulating bodies as Australia, the US and Europe.