Q. I'm concerned about the safety of the ox bile in some of my digestive enzymes because of possible contamination with mad cow disease. Could a vegetarian digestive enzyme supplement be just as ...

Ox bile extract powder, derived from ox bile, is a natural product with a wide range of applications. It contains essential components such as bile acids, cholesterol, bilirubin, and fatty acids.

AN ethyl acetate extract of fresh ox bile acidified to 5 per cent with concentrated hydrochloric acid yielded a dark green waxy solid on taking to dryness in vacuo. Chromatography of this substance ...