title: Ethnopharmacology of bear gall bladder: I.
abstract: Both bear and pig bile solutions were shown to have anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsion and analgesic effects, and also to prolong the survival time of mice in hypoxic conditions. It is possible that pig gall bladders could be developed as an alternative to bear gall bladders for uses in certain prescriptions of Chinese medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: But
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yeung
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000633:toxicity; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry*; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003292:Convulsants / Q000633:toxicity; D003436:Croton Oil / Q000633:toxicity; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000378:metabolism*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D007509:Irritants / Q000633:toxicity; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D051379:Mice; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole / Q000633:toxicity; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D013552:Swine; D001503:Ursidae
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D003292:Convulsants; D007509:Irritants; D003436:Croton Oil; D019342:Acetic Acid; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole