This section is from the book "Laboratory Manual Of Pharmacology", by A. D. Bush. Also available from Amazon: Laboratory manual of pharmacology.
Bile is obtained from the ox. When administered by mouth, bile is absorbed from the stomach and intestines and carried to the liver, where it stimulates the secretion of both the liquid and solid constituents of bile.
Bile might, therefore, be used as a Cholagogue if any indication for such use were known.
Dose. - Extractum Fellis Bovis, 0.1 Gm.
 
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