Epsom salt, Sphincter of Oddi & Gallbladder contraction
Epsom Salt will dilate the sphincter muscle that opens the bile duct to the intestinal tract.
Published 70 years ago by BOYDEN EA, BERGH GS, LAYNE JA.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE REACTION OF THE HUMAN GALL BLADDER AND SPHINCTER OF ODDI TO MAGNESIUM SULFATE. SURGERY 1943; 13:723-733.
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Epson salt will also make the gall bladder contract.
In the study cited below, the size of the gall bladder would shrink to one third (!!) of its original size after ingestion of Epsom salt. This means that the gall bladder will empty itself almost completely when
Epsom Salt is taken.
CORRELATION BETWEEN GALLBLADDER SIZE AND RELEASE OF CHOLECYSTOKININ AFTER ORAL MAGNESIUM SULFATE IN MAN
KAZUTOMO INOUE, M.D., ISIDORO WIENER, M.D., CHARLES J. FAGAN, M.D., LARRY C. WATSON, M.D., JAMES C. THOMPSON, M.D.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1352753/
These publications support Dr. Clark's case that the liver will expel much larger quantities of bile after ingestion of Epsom salt.