Liver diseases are serious disorders that lead to other more severe conditions. Liver disorders are often caused by alcohol abuse, viral diseases, overconsumption of prescription and illegal drugs, and excessive consumption of toxins from polluted environments. The majority of people who suffer from liver diseases have no symptoms. In small cases, they may even not experience any symptom at all.

There are four common diseases of the liver - fatty liver, hepatitis, cholestasis, and Wilson's disease. These conditions can cause it difficult for your liver to properly process and consume certain nutrients, like proteins, fats or carbohydrates. This category of diseases is called functional/genetic diseases of the liver, which means that it is something inside your body that is not normal. Fatty liver is the most common condition and is usually caused by excessive alcohol consumption, fatty foods, or by consuming large amounts of food rich in saturated fat.

Another one of the diseases of the liver and its treatment with herbs for liver treatment is hemochromatosis. Hemochromatosis is the process of removing red blood cells from the blood. People with hemochromatosis may have problems with their blood circulation. Some people may even experience a serious case of hemochromatosis - a condition where their blood cells cannot leave the blood stream due to iron overload.

Another set of diseases of the liver is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (also called NAFLD), which occur when fat accumulates in the tissues of your liver, and prevents normal liver function. This condition is characterized by liver cell dysfunction and can be either non-alcoholic or alcoholic in origin. This is a more advanced stage of cirrhosis and can lead to cancer of the liver, or to heart failure.

A slightly less common set of diseases of the liver are the Hepatitis A virus-infected liver, Hepatitis B virus-infected liver, and Hepatitis C virus-infected liver. Hepatitis A is the name for viral hepatitis, and is usually a chronic, life-threatening illness affecting millions of people around the globe. Hepatitis B is an acute infection, usually resulting from transfusion-related infections. And Hepatitis C is an infection generally involving intravenous drug users who share contaminated needles.

The last group, diseases of the liver related to auto-immune disorders, include jaundice. Jaundice is a condition where a person's yellowing skin and hair and body fluids look like those of a ripe orange. Jaundice is caused by a blood deficiency of certain substances, and can be a sign of serious diseases of the liver, such as hepatitis. It's sometimes called a "disease of the gallbladder" because of its similar symptoms (yellowing of the bile), but it is not exactly comparable. However, unlike gallbladder disease, jaundice may not result from a bacterial or viral infection, and its cause is still unknown.

All of these diseases of the liver disease briefly presented may be grouped under "enteric-integumentary" liver disease. The difference between the three types is that one is caused by an infection, the other two are caused by natural causes. The three are further split into "pancreatitis," which affects the tissues surrounding the pancreas; "parainfluenza" that affect the membranes surrounding the pancreatic islets; and "enteric colitis," that affect the lining of the stomach cavity. Most people with chronic intestinal ailments have been diagnosed with at least one of these three, although some researchers think there may be more than one pancreas-related illness. One thing is clear: all of these liver diseases are preventable through proper diet and active lifestyle.

To date, most treatment for any of these liver diseases has tended to focus on dealing with the underlying cause. Unfortunately, this may not always work. For example, treatment for hemochromatosis tends to focus on repairing the damage caused by hemochromatosis-caused free radicals-rather than preventing further damage. In the case of pancreatic cancer, the focus has been more towards treating the cancer than preventing it. Alternative treatments, unani medicine in pakistan like those mentioned in the previous section, may provide relief from symptoms, but in the case of liver diseases, their success varies.