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When and who discovered Cirrhosis of the liver? |
When and who discovered Cirrhosis of the liver? This peculiar transformation of the liver was identified by the first anatomic pathologist, Gianbattista Morgagni in his 500 autopsies published in 1761 but the name of "cirrhosis" (greek=orange color) was given by Laennec in 1826 because of the yellowish-tan color of the cirrhotic liver. Only in 1930, one hundred years later, however, the first theory as to the pathogenesis of this disorder was advanced by Roessle: parenchymal degeneration, regeneration and scarring which is now understood according to the following sequence: The herb Milk Thistle is also called St Mary's Milk Thistle because a nun living in Germany dreamed that Milk Thistle would cure "corrosion" of the liver, sometime in the 12th Century. Milk Thistle has been used as a medicine for liver problems since that time. I have more information on this in one of my books but unable to find it for the moment. |
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