Cholagogue

A cholagogue is a medicinal agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system, purging it downward.

In Patrick O'Brian's book "The Post Captain," which is set in the Napoleonic era, Stephen Maturin, one of the book's main characters (who is also a physician, naturalist and spy) sits in the snug of the Rose and Crown in Deal and drinks a "good" tea described as an "unrivalled cholagogue".

References

•  This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition.
• Patrick O'Brian's The Post Captain, 2002 paperback edition, page 315..

External links

• MeSH Cholagogues+and+Choleretics

This drug article relating to the gastrointestinal system is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Laxatives Gastrointestinal system drug stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Maria Tipo Swedish Teachers' Union Look at other dictionaries: cholagogue — [ kɔlagɔg ] adj. • 1560; de chol(é) et gr. agein « conduire » ♦ Méd. Qui facilite l évacuation de la bile. N. m. Le sorbitol est un cholagogue. ● cholagogue adjectif et nom masculin Médicament destiné à provoquer la vidange de la vésicule… …   Encyclopédie Universelle Cholagogue — Chol a*gogue, a. [Gr. ?; ? bile + ? leading, ? to lead: cf. F. cholagogue.] (Med.) Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. n. An agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English cholagogue — CHOLAGOGUE. adj. des 2 genres. (Pronon. Kolagogue.) Terme de Médecine. Qui fait couler la bile. La fumeterre, la scammonée, l aloès sontcholagogues. [b]f♛/b] Il se prend aussi substantivement. Il faut faire prendre des cholagogues à ce malade …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798 Cholagogue — Une substance cholagogue a pour effet de faciliter l évacuation de la bile vers l intestin. Cholagogues végétaux Immortelle commune (Helichrysum stoechas) Portail de la pharmacie …   Wikipédia en Français cholagogue — /koh leuh gawg , gog , kol euh /, Med. adj. 1. Also, cholagogic /koh leuh goj ik, kol euh /. promoting the flow of bile. n. 2. a cholagogue agent. [1605 15; < F < Gk cholagogós. See CHOL , AGOGUE] * * * …   Universalium cholagogue — 1. An agent that promotes the flow of bile into the intestine, especially as a result of contraction of the gallbladder. 2. Relating to such an agent or effect. SYN: cholagogic. [chol + G. agogos, drawing forth] * * * cho·la·gogue …   Medical dictionary cholagogue — (ko la go gh ) adj. Terme de médecine. Qui purge la bile, qui agit sur l appareil biliaire.    S. m. Les cholagogues. •   Le purger par cholagogues, MOL. Pourc. I, 11. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   L evacuation se fera par la phlebotomie et par… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré cholagogue — adj. causes the secretion of bile (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary cholagogue — chol·a·gogue …   English syllables cholagogue — n. a drug that stimulates the flow of bile from the gall bladder and bile ducts into the duodenum …   The new mediacal dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”