Nomenclature
Purified oxgall; sodium choleate; Bi-Ketolan; Bilein; Bilicholan; Cholatol (Upjohn); Crescefel (Ayerst); Desicol (Parke-Davis); Doxychol; Panoxolin; Plebilin. Description and references
One gram = 8 g ox bile. Constit. Chiefly the sodium salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids;
also cholesterol, lecithin, glycocol and choline compounds.
Properties
Yellowish-green, soft solid; peculiar odor; partly
sweet, partly bitter, disagreeable taste. Very sol in water or alc.Therapeutic Category
Choleretic.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Has been used as a choleretic.
Keywords
Choleretic