Rankings / Detox

Detox

Glutathione precursors, heavy-metal chelators, GI binders, and hepatoprotective agents. Popular category, thin human evidence outside acute poisoning.

Compounds ranked
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# Compound Class Ev Bn Sf Ax Grade · Score
1 Milk thistle (silymarin / silibinin)
Hepatoprotective flavonolignan
Herbal 8.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 A 8.5
2 Activated charcoal
GI adsorbent
Supplement 8.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 A- 8.0
3 Glutathione (liposomal / IV / S-acetyl)
Master intracellular antioxidant
Supplement 8.0 5.0 9.0 10.0 A- 7.7
4 DMSA / DMPS (heavy metal chelators)
Sulfhydryl chelators
Prescription 8.0 8.0 3.5 6.0 B 6.7
5 EDTA chelation
Polyamine chelator
Prescription 8.0 8.0 1.5 6.0 B- 6.2
6 Modified citrus pectin (MCP)
Galactose-rich polysaccharide
Supplement 3.0 3.5 9.0 10.0 C+ 5.3
7 Calcium-D-glucarate
Beta-glucuronidase inhibitor
Prescription 3.0 3.0 9.0 10.0 C+ 5.2
8 Chlorella
Single-cell algae
Herbal 3.0 3.5 7.0 10.0 C 4.8
9 Spirulina
Cyanobacterium
Herbal 3.0 3.5 7.0 10.0 C 4.8
10 DIM (diindolylmethane) / I3C
Cruciferous phytochemical
Herbal 3.0 3.0 7.0 10.0 C 4.7

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