P O Box 1452,
Houghton Avenue, 2041
Phone: (011) 616 8155
Fax: (086) 544 0767

Company History

The company, established in 1981, deals in the sourcing of animal by-products for the pharmaceutical industry.

Our major item at present is concentrated animal bile (gall) used for the extraction of cholic acid. Cholic acid is sold to pharmaceutical houses for the preparation of many drugs, particularly required in alimentary diseases.

Other products available include bovine trachea, bovine spinal cord, ovine testes, bovine penises (mainly for the dog chew industry), biovine pancreas glands, and most other organs as per customer needs.

Information

Bile is a substance excreted by the livers of mammals to assist in the chemical breakdown of fats and the absorption of certain vitamins in the digestive process. When it comes to basic chemistry, ox bile is remarkably similar to human bile, and this is one of the reasons why it often works as a medicinal aid in people. One of the primary ways it can be used is to assist the body in the breaking down of fats and the assimilation of vitamins A, D, E, and K. Healthy people are usually able to do this on their own, but those who don’t produce enough bile or who have other imbalances in their blood chemistry often need a bit of extra help.

Ox bile primarily consists of water, salts, cholesterol, and lecithin, a fatty substance. One of its main roles in a living ox is to help the animal absorb vitamins from food that has been ingested, and these properties hold true when the substance is processed and prepared for human consumption, too. When people take a bit of the extract with food they are often able to better digest some of the more complex nutrients and minerals, which in turn contributes to better health and overall feelings of fullness and satiety. In the absence of bile food can still be digested, but a lot of the nutritive value is lost or flushed out before it can be useful.