| Action: | Cholagogue |
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| Synonym: | Bile stimulant |
Stimulates the gall bladder to secrete bile into the duodenum
• indigestion
• cholestasis (I.e. gallstones, sludge)
• detoxification
• amargo (Quassia amara)
• artichoke (Globe) (Cynara cardunculus)
• barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
• boldo (Peumus boldus)
• burdock (Arctium lappa)
• centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
• chelidonium (Chelidonium majus)
• chicory (Cichorium intybus)
• dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
• devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens)
• fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum)
• gentian (Gentiana lutea)
• goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
• mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
• oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
• rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
• sweet annie (Artemisia annua)
• tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
• wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)
• wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
• yellow dock (Rumex crispus )
• hepatobiliary
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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CholagogueDefinitionStimulates the gall bladder to secrete bile into the duodenum Indications• indigestion Treatments• amargo (Quassia amara) Systems• hepatobiliary ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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