Benefits
- Removal of toxic substances from the body
Toxins from the environment enter the body via the food eat, water, air or other pollutants. They enter the liver where much of the body’s detoxification occurs. The liver normally secretes these destroyed toxins with bile salts for election through feces. But in deficiency of bile salts, these toxins may accumulate in the liver, prolonging the detox pathways and causing harm to the liver. Ox bile and other bile supplements help to activate the detox pathway and serve as bile salts for dispatching these toxins.
- Helps to improve liver disease
In liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis, where the bile duct is dysfunctional, secretion of produced bile is inhibited. In cystic fibrosis, the structure and function of the liver are greatly affected. Some studies have been conducted on patients with these liver diseases, who were given bile supplements. They revealed improved symptoms and rejuvenated liver function.
- May help in weight loss
Bile acids have shown to increase fat catabolism and insulin sensitivity in various animal studies. This effect is likely to reverse the onset of obesity in humans, with the administration of Ox bile supplements over a prolonged period of time. This effect can also be used to increase energy levels in athletic persons.
- Helpful to people without a gall bladder
The gall bladder is an important part of the biliary system. It functions in controlling the secretion of bile acids into the gut. When a person’s gall bladder is removed, the secretion of bile acids into the gut is greatly affected, which may lead to problems of fat indigestion. The person may begin to experience symptoms of diarrhea, constipation and bloating. Administering bile supplements in these people may be life-saving. Ox bile helps to restore the function of bile acids in the gut.
- May help with psoriasis
The presence of bacterial endotoxins in the blood has been related to the inflammation in psoriasis. This is partly due to lack of bile salts to keep them from seeping into the bloodstream. Ox bile helps to balance the bacteria population of the gut and protect it from endotoxin attack. This reduces the tendency of inflammation in psoriasis. [3]
