The gallbladder is one of the organs of the digestive system, directly involved in the process of digestion of food. It accumulates bile secreted by the liver, necessary for digestion of fats, activation of enzymes for digestion of food and absorption of some useful substances coming with food. Also bile, having antibacterial properties, acts as an intestinal sterilizer.
Insufficient production of bile, stasis in the gallbladder, as well as incompatibility of bile excrement with food leads to disruption of digestion, absorption of substances necessary for the body, creates favorable conditions for the development of putrefactive bacteria, etc. For the adjustment of these processes, it is often recommended to take cholagogue grasses and dues.
List of cholagogue grasses
Here is a list of medicinal plants that possess choleretic effect:
- arnica mountain;
- milk thistle spotted;
- corn stigmas ;
- dandelion ordinary;
- tansy is ordinary;
- immortelle sandy;
- root of calamus;
- goatee goose;
- Birch;
- elephant high;
- stinging nettle;
- sporish ;
- rose hips;
- celandine large, etc.
Mechanism of action of cholagogue grasses
Cholagogue grasses can affect the body differently, activating the process of producing bile and contributing to its excretion. Let's consider several mechanisms of action:
- Strengthening the tone of the liver and gallbladder, which helps to expel bile in the duodenum.
- The dilution of bile, the improvement of its composition, so that the outflow of bile is facilitated.
- Relaxation of the bile ducts to improve the evacuation of bile.
- The effect directly on the liver cells, which contributes to the activation of the formation of bile.
Indications for the use of cholagogue grass
Cholagogue grasses are recommended for cholecystitis - a disease characterized by inflammation of the gallbladder. In this case, the process of outflow of bile is disrupted, its stagnation occurs, the development of pathogenic microflora.
Cholagogue grasses are also indicated for dyskinesia of the bile ducts, when gallbladder and ductal motility is disturbed, which prevents the excretion of bile.
Pancreatitis is one of the diseases in which cholagogue herbs are prescribed. This pathology is characterized by an inflammatory process affecting the pancreas. At the same time, the enzymes produced by the gland do not enter the intestine, but are activated in it, acting on the organ destructively. Lead to this can throw bile into the pancreatic duct. The use of cholagogue grasses in this case is necessary to improve digestion and reduce the burden on the pancreas.
Reception of cholagogue grasses with giardiasis - a parasitic infestation, characterized by the development of lamblia in the small intestine - is shown in the first stage of treatment. This is necessary to prevent stagnation of bile and normalization of its composition, speedy cure (bile is a destructive environment for lamblia).
Cholagogue preparations on herbs
An alternative to infusion and decoctions of cholagogue herbs are herbal preparations - cholagogue tablets and capsules on herbs. For many, such dosage forms are more preferred in terms of usability and dosage. Here are some names of herbal preparations with choleretic effect:
- Allochol;
- Hofitol;
- Tanacecole;
- Insadol;
- Peridol;
- Sibektan;
- Chagolol.
Do not take cholagogue grass alone, without medical consultation and examination of the digestive system. Contraindicated taking these funds when:
- presence of stones in the gallbladder;
- acute biliary colic;
- cholecystitis in acute stage;
- hepatitis;
- pregnancy.