A cholekinetic drug is a
pharmaceutical drug
Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the ...
which increases the
contractile power of the
bile duct
A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile, and is present in most vertebrates. The bile duct is separated into three main parts: the fundus (superior), the body (middle), and the neck (inferior).
Bile is requ ...
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See also
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Choleretic
Choleretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver as well as the amount of solids secreted.
By stimulating the production of bile, the body is better able to release toxins and through acting as a natural laxa ...
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Hydrocholeretic Hydrocholeretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver without increasing the amount of solids secreted. Some substances can result in decreased solid production, possibly due to circulatory effects.
Cyclobuty ...
Drugs by mechanism of action
References
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