In one remarkable study, patients with hepatitis C were given seven oral antioxidants, glycyrrhizin (500 mg twice daily), schisandra (500 mg three times daily), silymarin (250
mg three times daily), ascorbate (2 g three times daily), lipoic
acid (
150 mg twice daily), L-glutathione (150 mg twice daily), and alpha-tocopherol (800 IU daily) for 20 weeks.