This presentation focuses on five botanical protocols for functional disorders of the liver and gall bladder. Specific botanical formulas are presented with current research and case studies addressing detoxification using Scudder's Alterative, optimizing liver metabolism, enhancing immune function in hepatitis C and lowering serum cholesterol by stimulating cholesterol secretion in the bile and maximizing bile sequestration in the gut. Comparisons in the practical use of Milk Thistle as a singe herb and as one agent in a botanical formula will be presented.