Pancreas Head
Synopsis of Pancreas Head
The pancreas is a long, flat gland located in the upper abdomen, behind the stomach. It is anatomically divided into three main parts: the head, body, and tail. The head of the pancreas is the broadest section, nestled in the curve of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). It plays a vital role in both the digestive system and the endocrine system, making it a key organ in maintaining metabolic and gastrointestinal health.
Functionally, the head of the pancreas is densely populated with exocrine cells that produce digestive enzymes—such as amylase, lipase, and proteases—which are secreted into the pancreatic duct and then into the duodenum to aid in the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. These enzymes are critical for nutrient absorption.
The pancreas head is also near the common bile duct, and enlargement or blockage in this region (e.g., due to tumors or inflammation) can affect bile flow, leading to jaundice or digestive complications. While the endocrine cells of the pancreas (like insulin-producing beta cells) are mainly distributed throughout the gland, their dysfunction still often implicates the pancreas as a whole, including its head.
Natural remedies to support Pancreas Head
Anti-inflammatory diet: Emphasize fruits, vegetables, omega-3s, and limit processed foods, sugar, and alcohol.
Pancreatic enzymes: Supplementation may help when enzyme output is impaired.
Herbs like milk thistle and turmeric: These have been traditionally used for liver and pancreatic support due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Bitter herbs: Gentian and dandelion root stimulate digestive enzyme production and bile flow.
Blood sugar regulation: Since pancreatic health is tied to insulin production, managing blood sugar with chromium, berberine, and a balanced diet is essential.
Hydration: Proper fluid intake aids enzyme transport and digestive function.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to support Pancreas Head.
allspice
alpha lipoic acid
amino acids
amylase
amylopectin
asparagus
astragalus
banaba
barley
berberine
bitter melon
black pepper
radish
black tea
bovine
bovine pancreas
rice
catjang cowpea
chicory
chokeberry
chromium
cinnamon
collard
Coptis chinensis
turmeric
cyclodextrin
dandelion
diallyl trisulfide (DATS)
endo-peptidase
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
fenugreek
fiber blend (proprietary)
fish protein
flavonols
fruit and vegetable blend (proprietary)
fruit blend (proprietary)
fungal protease
garcinia
garlic bulb
gentian root
ginseng
glucomannan
green banana
green tea
guar gum
gurmar
hesperetin
inositol
kelp
l-alanine
l-glutathione
l-taurine
lemon
licorice root
lipase
magnesium
microbial enzymes (proprietary)
milk thistle
monkfruit
moringa
n-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)
naringin
niacin (vitamin B3)
niacinamide (vitamin B3)
nicotinamide riboside
okra
oleic acid
olive
ox bile
palmitoleic acid
pancreatin
parsley
phenolic acids
phosphatidylcholine
phospholipids
phytocannabinoids
potato starch
protease
protein
psyllium
quercetin
quinoa
riboflavin (vitamin B2)
rye
black ginger
starch
stevia
sucrase
sugar alcohol
sulforaphane glucosinolate
thiamin (vitamin B1)
trans-pterostilbene
almond fruit
trypsin
vanadium
vanadyl sulfate
vegetable and fruit blend (proprietary)
vegetable blend (proprietary)
vitamin B
water
mulberry
xylanase
xylitol
zinc
β-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN)
jiaogulan
oryza
Indian bael
enicostemma littorale
pterocarpus marsupium
swertia
lingzhi
bile salt
morus
sodium salt
root tuber
ganoderma
morinda
trichosanthes
polyphenols
trace minerals
anemarrhena asphodeloides
wheat germ
fungal enzymes blend (proprietary)
noni
nopal
millet seed
herbal blend (proprietary)
algae
kidney beans
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)
enzymes blend (proprietary)
ashitaba
soursop
sea salt
1-deoxynojirimycin
15,16-Dihydrotanshinone I
4-hydroxyisoleucine
4-Phytase
African Mango
Apple fiber
Apple Cider Vinegar
Acetic acid
Animal Tissue
Anamarrhena
Amylase
Apigenin
Aronia melanocarpa
Antrodia camphorata
Alpha ketoglutarate
Alpha-cyclodextrin
Amylase (gamma)
Algae (unspecified)
Alkaloid (unspecified)
Aloe vera
Acacia fiber
Avocado
Ashitaba
Alaska Blueberry
Astragaloside IV
Agmatine sulfate
Acetogenin
Agave (mixed)
Allium (unspecified)
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Algae
Amino Acid (unspecified)
American Ginseng
anthocyanin
Alkaloids
Aloe
Amylopectin
Amylopectin
Algal protein
Apple
Amino Acid Blend/Complex
alkaloid
Amylase (mixed amylase)
Antioxidant (unspecified)
Anemarrhena
Animal protein
Bean pod
Brassica oleracea (unspecified)
blend (herb/botanical)
botanical (unspecified)
Bile acid (unspecified)
Brussel Sprout
Bitter Principles
Black Mulberry
Brassica
Batavia cinnamon
Bitter Melon
Bran
bile salt (unspecified)
Beef
Beef liver
Bovine (unspecified)
Brassica rapa (unspecified)
Berberine
Bovine Protein
Beet Molasses
Benfotiamine
Bael
banaba
Bean
Blend (Mineral)
Broccoli
Basidiomycota
berry
Bauhinia
Basil
Brazil nut
Belgium Endive
boysenberry
Bicarbonate (mixed)
Buckwheat fiber
Berberine
Brown Rice
Beef
Butternut Squash
Bile
Bicarbonate (unspecified)
Black Seed Oil
Bile
Bacteria (unspecified)
Berries (unspecified)
Brassica (unspecified)
Bitter principals
blend (herb/botanical)
banana
Bruteridine
Bovine (not specified)
bile acid
Black Pepper and White Pepper
Brown Seaweed (unspecified)
Bovine (unspecified)
Beef liver
Blue-Green Alage
Balsam pear
Barley Bran
brown seaweed (mixed)
Cinnamon
Coconut
Chaga
Cyperus (unspecified)
Charantin
Chinese Yam
Curry leaf
Cowpea
Cinnamomum tamala
Chromium
Cinnamomum
Citrin
Cocarboxylase
Cannabis
Carqueja
Cinnamomum loureirii
Cinnamon (unspecified)
Cucurbita
Cucurbita moschata
Calcium pangamate
Catalpol
Chromium carnosinate
Coenzyme A
Corsolic acid
Chromium
chicory
Calories
Cayenne Pepper
chlorogenic acid
Curcuminoid
Citrus
Cassia Cinnamon
Cinnamon Bark
Cannabinoids
Capsicum
Cyclanthera pedata
Chokeberry
Catechins
Chromium orotate
Curcumen
Complex
Chromium Yeast
Curcuminoid (unspecified)
Curcuminoids
Ceylon cinnamon
Chromium dinicotinate glycinate
Chromium Ascorbate
Chard
Chromium dinicocysteinate
Cacao
Cinnamaldehydes
Cereal (unspecified)
Cinnamomum burmanii
Copalchi
Curcuma
Chromium dinicotinate
Chromium Fructo-Oligosaccharides
Coenzyme Q10
Chromium acetate
Carbohydrate (mixed)
Carbohydrate (unspecified)
C-Phycocyanin
Caralluma fimbriata
Curcumin
Coffee (mixed)
Cornelian Cherry
Chomium picolinate
Chromium glutathionate
Coenzyme Q-10
Coconut
Cassava
Carbohydrate Blend
Chromium Picolinate
Chromium Polynicotinate
Chromium Nicotinate
Carbohydrate
capsule
corosolic acid
Cinnamonum burmannii
Coprinus
Curcumin
Chromium
Dandelion
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4
Dahlia
Dolichos biflorus
Diatase
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Dihydrolipoic Acid
D-Pinitol
Devil's Club
Dextrates
dipeptigylpeptidase
Diacylglycerol
Dextrose
Diastase (unspecified)
Dichrostachys glomerata
Enzyme (unspecified)
Enicostemma Littorale
Eurypeptides
Egg
Emblicanin
Esterase
emulsifer
European Mistletoe
Eurypeptides
Elephant Yam
Egg
Ester derivatives (unspecified)
Enzyme Blend
Essential oil (unspecified)
Emodin
Elastase
emulsifer
Fiber Blend
Fruit & Vegetable Blend
Fat (unspecified)
Fruit (unspecified)
Fenuside
food additive (unspecified)
Flour (unspecified)
Flavonoid
Flour
Fulvic Acid
Flavonoids
Flavonoid (mixture)
Fish
Fungus
Flavonoid (unspecified)
Flavanones
Fenugreek fiber
Flavoglycosides
Fruit (unspecified)
Fringetree
Flavones (various)
Fiber (unspecified)
Foxtail millet
Fish
Fungus (unspecified)
Ferulic acid derivative
Fenigreek fiber
Fenugreek Fiber
Fructose
Fenugreek
Fisetin
Flavonones
flavanols (various)
Fruit Blend
Folate
Genseng (not specified)
Ginseng, Oriental
Glycosylsteviosides
Garcinia
Green pea fiber
Ginsenosides
Ghee
Garcinol
Glucokinin
Galactomannase
Galactomannan
Garlic
Gamma-Glutamylcysteine
Growth factors
Gland (unspecified)
Garcinia
Giant Cactus
Ginsenosides (unspecified)
Gymnemic acid
Galactomanan
Glutathione peroxidase
glucose
Green Tea
Ginseng
Green Coffee
Glandular Tissues
Guar
Goat's rue
Graviola
Grain (unspecified)
Ginseng, American
Green tea antioxidant (unspecified)
Gymnemagenin
Grains of Paradise
Ginseng (unspecified)
Glycamil
Gymnema
Garcinia (mixed)
Ginsenoside
Glucosinolate (unspecified)
Galactomannan
Green seaweed (unspecified)
Glucose polymer (unspecified)
Guar Gum
Ginseng, Panax
Gymnemic acids
Garbanzo bean
Gooseberry
Ginsenosides
Glucose polymer (unspecified)
Glucose polymers
Glucose polymer (unspecified)
Glucose
Hydroxycinammic acid
Holy Basil Herb
Hesperetin
Holarrhena (unspecified)
Holy Basil
Hydrogen
Helicteres isora
Huckleberry (unspecified)
Inulin growth factor
insulin
Isomaltulose
Ivy Gourd
Inositol
Inositol
Insulin-like growth factor
Irvingia gabonensis
Indian Gooseberry
Insulina
Isothiocyanates
Inositol phosphate
Isomaltulose
Jerusalem Artichoke
Juice (unspecified)
Jiaogulan
Jambolan
Jungli-bean
Konjac
ketone (unspecified)
Kelp (various)
Kaempferol
Ketone Salts
Ketone
Kaempferol
Kelp (unspecified)
Lipstatin
Leucine
L-Alanine
Lo Han
Liver
Lemon Fiber
Legume protein
Lipids (unspecified)
Laminara
Lentil
Leptin
Lupin
Liver
L-Taurine
Legume (unspecified)
Lemon
L-Leucine
Lycopodium (unspecified)
Lagerstroemin
Luo Han Guo
Lipoic Acid
Liver
Lipase
Mulberry (unspecified)
Malt Diastase
Maslinic Acid
Mangiferin
mineral (unspecified)
Mineral ascorbate (unspecified)
mineral (unspecified)
Moringa
Morinda
Manganese Lactate
Monoterpenes
Magnesiium
Mushrooms
Maitake Mushroom
Myricetin
Millet
Morinda (unspecified)
Maltose
Monk Fruit
Monounsaturated Fat
Mesquite
Momordica (unspecified)
Magic Fruit
malt (rice)
Magnesium
Magnesium tartrate
methylhydroxychalcone
Moranoline
Myricetin
Mushroom (various)
Maltose
Mushroom (unspecified)
Momordicosides
Magnesium
Niacinamide ascorbate
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Naringin
Naringenin
Neem
Naphthoquinones
Nigella Seed
Naringenin
Nobiletin
Noni
Nut Grass
Oil (unspecified)
Oryza (unspecified)
onion
Orange fiber
Oolong Tea
Ox Bile
organic acid (unspecified)
Oleanolic acid
Ox
Omega-9
Organic Greens
Oryza Sativa
Oat bran
Opuntia streptacantha
phosphatidylcholine
Polyphenol (unspecified)
Proprietary Blend (Fatty Acid or Fat/Oil supplement)
Phyllanthus (unspecified)
Psyllium fiber
peptides (unspecified)
Proteolytic enzyme (unspecified)
Pata de Vaca
proteinase inhibitor
Pancreas
Psyllium (not specified)
Pea (unspecified)
Phragmites
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Phlorizin
Pospholipid (unspecified)
Prickly Pear Cactus Fiber
Pumpkin
Polysaccharides
Protease
Pangamic Acid
Pinitol
Proprietary Blend (Vitamin)
Pea Fiber
Panax Ginseng
peanut butter
Phenolic Acid
Phospholipid (unspecified)
Panax Pseudoginseng
Pentacyclic triterpenoids (unspecified)
Peptides (unspecified)
Polydatin
Protease Inhibitors
Protein
Pancreatin
Pterocarpus marsupium
Peptide
Psyllium (unspecified)
Porcine (unspecified)
Pectin-Cellulose
Pig
Proprietary Blend (Combination)
Pao Pereira
Pointed gourd
Polygonatum kingianum
Pu-Er Tea
Polyphenols (unspecified)
Potassium
Prickly Pear Cactus
Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC)
Protein (unspecified)
Palmitoleic Acid
Panax Notoginseng
polyphenols (various)
Phaseolamin
Palatinose
Porcine
Pasuchaca
Potato Yam
Polypeptide (unspecified)
Porcine (unspecified)
Pea
Prickly Pear Leaf
plant (unspecified)
Peptide (unspecified)
Perperine
Phytocannabinoid (unspecified)
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Pancreas
Phosphatase
Phospholipids (unspecified)
Pungent compounds (unspecified)
Pig
Parenchyma
Pantetheine
Phenethyl isothiocyanate
phenolics (various)
Polyol (unspecified)
Polyphenols (npt specified)
Prolase
Peptides
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)
Quinoa
Rice Bran
Rebaudioside
Rosthorn Snake Gourd
Raspberry (various)
Resveratrol analog (unspecified)
Rice
rebaudioside D
Resin (unspecified)
Rasperries (mixed)
Rice Bran
Rye
Resveratrol
Resveratrol conjugates (mixed)
Rebaudioside A
Robusta Coffee
Softgel/ Soft gel
Stevioside (unspecified)
Stevioside
Sago Palm
Steviol glycoside
Scoparia dulcis
Sea vegetation (unspecified)
Sodium orthovanadate
Sodium tungstate
Spirulina
Sesame Seed
Sodium Bicarbonate
Selenocysteine
Sweetener (unspecified)
Salt (sea)
Sodium Vanadate
Stevia
Scimitar bean
Sweetener (unspecified)
Starch
Sodium vanadate (unspecified)
Syrup
Sucrose
salt
Starch
Sulforophane
Saigon cinnamon
Salt (Himalayan)
salt (unspecified)
Sodium
SOD (Superoxide Dismutase, antioxidant activity)
Salacia
Schisandrins
Squash (unspecified)
Sodium Metavanadate
Senna auriculata
Stem Cells
Sodium chloride
Stabilizer
Sugar (unspecified)
Steviol glycoside (unspecified)
seaweed
S-allylcysteine
Stilbenoid (unspecified)
Sulforaphane
Sugar
Terpenoids
Triterpene (unspecified)
Tea (unspecified)
Terpene
Tea (mixed)
Tagatose
Thymoquinone
Tissue (unspecified)
Taurine alpha-ketoglutarate
Taurine arginine alpha-ketoglutarate
Thylakoid
Taxifolin
Trichosanthis
Thyroid
Tea (not specified)
Triterpene Glycoside (unspecified)
Typhonium flagelliforme
Tofu
Turmeric
Taraxacum mongolicum
Thaumatococcus daniellii
Tree Nut (unspecified)
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Taurine
Tiger Nut
Taurine citric acid
Taka amylase
Triglycerides
Thiamin
Triterpene Saponin
Teri Pod
Tall Kale
Taraxacum (unspecified)
Taraxol
Taurine
Theabrownin
Triterpenoid (unspecified)
Ursane-type triterpenoid
Vitamin E (mixed tocotrienols)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine HCl)
Vitamin B9 (calcium methyltetrahydrofolate)
Vegetable (unspecified)
Vanadium
Vanadium ascorbate
Vinegar
Vanadium pentoxide
Vandium oxide
Vitamin B1
Vanadium
Vitamin B1 (benfotiamine)
Vegetable Protein
Vitamin B1 (thiamine diphosphate)
Vinegar
Vegetable Source
Vitamin E (tocotrienols)
Vegetable Juice
Vitamin B1 (mixed)
Vanadium picolinate
Vandium nicotinate
Vitamin E (delta-tocotrienol)
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B
Vanadium Nicotinate
Vitamin B1 (thiamine pyrophosphate)
Vitamin B3 (mixed)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine monohydrate)
Vegetable Fiber (unspecified)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine disulfide)
Vitamin (unspecified)
Vitamin B1 (thiamin disulfide)
Water
White Rice
White Kidney Bean
White Mulberry
Winter squash
White Rice
Waldelactone
Xanthorrhizol
Yeast (Chromium)
Yacon
Yeast (Brewer's Yeast)
Yeast
Zinc