Because sauerkraut moderates immune functions while also enhancing your anti-bacterial response, its anti-carcinogenic properties help detoxify the body, contributing to a cleaner liver (26). Its ability to contribute to healthy gut microbiota also reduces the burden placed on the liver (27, 28). This regulation and healthy diversity of the gut microbiota protect against the overgrowth of bacteria that result in cirrhosis. This disease replaces healthy cells with scar tissue preventing it from being able to perform its normal functions (29).