Evidence supporting the use of: Shiny-Leaf Prickly Ash
For the health condition: Gall Bladder (sluggish or removed)

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
Rating (out of 5): 1

Shiny-Leaf Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) has a long history of use in North American traditional herbal medicine, particularly among Native American tribes and early European settlers. The bark and berries were used for a variety of ailments, including digestive complaints and issues thought to relate to the liver and gallbladder. Traditional herbalists considered prickly ash a "stimulating" or "warming" herb, believed to support sluggish digestion and, by extension, to stimulate bile flow. Some classic herbal texts from the 19th and early 20th centuries mention its use in "torpid" (sluggish) conditions of the liver and gallbladder, as well as in cases where the gallbladder had been removed, to assist the digestive process.

However, there is a lack of direct scientific research validating these uses. Modern pharmacological studies on Shiny-Leaf Prickly Ash are limited, and none directly address gallbladder function or post-cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) support. The evidence supporting its use for gallbladder conditions is therefore based mainly on traditional herbal practice and anecdotal reports, rather than controlled scientific studies. Because of this, the evidence rating for its use in supporting or treating gallbladder issues is low.

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