India, Nov. 27 -- In a November 26 Instagram video, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, a hepatologist known as The Liver Doc on social media, strongly condemned liver detox supplements, focusing on a specific product after the Indian company, which specialises in vitamins and supplements, threatened legal action against another doctor who initially criticised their product. Also read | Hepatologist reveals 'most dangerous Ayurveda herb for your liver': It is not ashwagandha

Dr Philips asserted that the entire concept of 'liver detox' is a fraudulent marketing term used by the wellness industry, saying that the liver naturally handles detoxification processes without aid. Components like silymarin and N-acetylcysteine have only weak scientific evide...