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cholagogue
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cholagogue [ˈkɒləgɒg]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
cholagogic  adj


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From a Western botanical traditional approach, combining these bitters with herbal cholagogues, carminatives, antispasmodics, antimicrobials, anti-inflammatories, astringents, nerviness, adaptogens, antidiarrheals, and aperients (mild laxatives) can possibly address the multiplicity of IBS symptoms more effectively.
Previous studies showed that these naturally occurring phenolic acids have various pharmacological properties and can be used as cholagogues, stomach stimulants, and immunostimulants, as well as anti-tumor, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal agents (Mishima et al.
 
 
 
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