I've used milk thistle, and Sho-Saiko-To, a Japanese hep c treatment...The milk thistle helps the liver to detoxify and slow damage, the SST actually knocks the hep c down and repairs the liver, but neither one get rid of it...Hep C damages more than your liver -it can attack and effect just about all your body systems...it weakens your immune system, causes memory loss, arthritis, nerve pain and some autoimmune problems...It can cause bile duct, diabetic/ pancreatic issues, and GI disturbances...So, if you need to buy time, SST or milk thistle may be a good choice...Or if you are unable to do the conventional treatment...After using Naturopathic treatment for several months, I determined I was as healthy as I was going to get, and I went for the conventional treatment...And I have no detectable hep c virus in my system at this time. I hope this info helps...