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Cholagogues & Choleretics
Cholagogue: increases gallbladder contractions, increasing bile flow
Choleretic: stimulates bile production in the liver and increases the liver’s excretion of acid into the gallbladder, increasing bile flow
Note that most bitter herbs are cholagogues and choleretics.
Examples:
Aloe vera (aloe) latex
Arctium lappa (burdock)
Baptisia tinctoria (wild indigo)
Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium (Oregon grape)
Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
Chelidonium majus (greater calandine)
Chelone glabra (balmony)
Chionanthus virginicus (fringetree bark)
Cynara scolymus (artichoke)
Dioscorea spp. (wild yam)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset)
Gentiana lutea (gentian)
Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal)
Iris versicolor (blue flag)
Leptandra virginica (culver’s root)
Peumus boldus (boldo)
Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)
Rumex crispus (yellow dock)
Salvia officinalis (sage)
Taraxacum officinalis (dandelion)