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The Commission E, ESCOP and the World Health Organization recognise the effectiveness of aloe juice in treating occasional constipation. Anthranoids, or anthraquinones (mainly aloin or barbaloin), found in the juice of the plant, are powerful stimulant-laxatives whose effectiveness is documented in animals.

 The Commission E recognises dandelion leaf as a treatment for loss of appetite and certain minor digestive disorders. ESCOP recognises use of the leaf as a supplement for treating illnesses where increasing the elimination of urine is recommended (such as rheumatism and for preventing kidney stones). The Commission E recognises dandelion leaf and root as treatments for improving biliary and urinary function, treating loss of appetite and minor digestive disorders. According to ESCOP, the root can stimulate bile and liver function, treat minor digestive disorders and loss of appetite.

The Commission E recognises the use of artichoke leaf to treat dyspepsia, a complex set of digestive symptoms more or less directly linked to non-functional disorders (i.e. without organic lesion) of the hepatobiliary system. Until recently, like herbalists, conventionally trained doctors usually treated these conditions using bitter-tasting substances, such as those found in the artichoke and milk thistle. In Europe, these plants are found in many pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of a range of hepatic and biliary disorders. Their effectiveness is generally attributed to the flavonoids found in the plant and their metabolites.