a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
Derived forms
cholagogic (ˌcholaˈgogic)
adjective
Examples of 'cholagogue' in a sentence
cholagogue
From this study, it was concluded that neither choleretic nor cholagogue effects are attained with silymarin supplementation.
Guadalupe Martínez, Susana Nelly Diéguez, Edgardo Rodríguez, Julieta María Decundo,Agustina Romanelli, María Belén Fernández Paggi, Denisa Soledad Pérez Gaudio, FabiánAndrés Amanto, Alejandro Luis Soraci 2018, 'Effect of Cynara scolymus and Silybum marianum extracts on bile production in pigs',Journal of Applied Animal Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1456441. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)