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Calculus bovis, [1] niu-huang or cattle gallstones are dried gallstones of cattle used in Chinese herbology. In China and Japan it has been long used to treat various diseases, including high fever, convulsion and stroke. [2] In Asian countries, calculus bovis are sometimes harvested when steers (Bos taurus domesticus) are slaughtered.
Gallstones can be a valued by-product of animals butchered for meat because of their use as an antipyretic and antidote in the traditional medicine of some cultures, particularly traditional Chinese medicine. The most highly prized gallstones tend to be sourced from old dairy cows, termed calculus bovis or niu-huang (yellow thing of cattle) in ...
If the patient must have the gallbladder removed for gallstones, the surgeon may choose to proceed with the surgery, and obtain a cholangiogram during the surgery. If the cholangiogram shows a stone in the bile duct, the surgeon may attempt to treat the problem by flushing the stone into the intestine or retrieve the stone back through the ...
Hepatolithiasis is the presence of gallstones in the biliary ducts of the liver. Treatment is usually surgical. It is rare in Western countries, but prevalent in East Asia. [1] The gallstones are normally found proximal to the left and right hepatic ducts. The causes of the disease are poorly understood, but it is suspected that genetics, diets ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Organ in humans and other vertebrates Gallbladder Diagram of human gallbladder The gallbladder sits beneath the liver Details Precursor Foregut System Digestive system Artery Cystic artery Vein Cystic vein Nerve Celiac ganglia, vagus nerve Identifiers Latin vesica biliaris, vesica fellea ...
The biliary tree (see below) is the whole network of various sized ducts branching through the liver.. The path is as follows: bile canaliculi → canals of Hering → interlobular bile ducts → intrahepatic bile ducts → left and right hepatic ducts merge to form → common hepatic duct exits liver and joins → cystic duct (from gall bladder) forming → common bile duct → joins with ...
Jin Qian Cao or Jinqiancao (金 钱 草, "Gold Coin Grass/Herb/Weed") is a term used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine.It can refer to several different herbal species, generally identified by their native regions.
Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder and is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis). [1] [2]The gallbladder is designed to aid in the digestion of fats by concentrating and storing the bile made in the liver and transferring it through the biliary tract to the digestive system through bile ducts that connect the ...