Effects
Cholagoga are choleretic, digestive and flatulent.
Indications
Indigestion, bloating, nausea, flatulence, feeling of pressure in the stomach.
Dosage
Take 15-30 minutes before meals.
Active ingredients
Medicinal drugs containing essential oils, bitter and pungent substances, such as:
- Elecampane
- Artichoke
- Bishop’s weed
- Boldo
- Earth smoke
- Javanese turmeric
- Cat’s paw
- Lavender
- Dandelion
- Milk Thistle
- Melissa
- Butterbur
- Peppermint
- Marigold
- Rosemary
- Yarrow
- Celandine
- Black horehound
- Wormwood
Interactions
It is possible that the absorption of some drugs may be affected.
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity
- Children, pregnancy and lactation: see SmPC.
- Biliary obstruction or gallstones, diseases of the liver
Adverse effects
Hypersensitivity, other adverse effects depending on the medicinal plant used.
Things to know
Terms: choleretica promote the excretion of liver bile, cholekinetica promote the excretion of bladder bile.
