Abstract:
A composition containing any of the following alone or in combination: Glycine, taurine, phosphatidyl choline,  Bupleurum  and or  Chanca Piedra  in a suppository.

Description:
PARENT CASE TEXT 
       [0001]    This application claims priority from provisional patent application No. 60/799,854 
     
     DESCRIPTION  
     Field of the Invention  
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a composition containing singly or in combination, the amino acids glycine, taurine, the phospholipid phosphatidyl choline, and the herbs  Bupleurum  and  Chanca Piedra  administered in suppository form. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003]    Gallstones account for approximately 600,000 hospitalizations and 500,000 operations per year in the USA. A non-surgical treatment of gallstones is offered here. 
         [0004]    The predominant bile salts in the body are glycocholate and taurocholate. They are formed from the amino acids glycine and taurine. These along with phosphatidyl choline are the main components in the maintaining bile solubility. Insufficient levels of these compounds precipitate the formation of biliary sludge and gallstones, while sufficient level of these nutrients can prevent and even reverse these conditions. The addition of the herbs  Bulpeurum  and  Chanca Piedra  also helps stimulate the production of bile and removal of gallstones. 
         [0005]    When administered as a suppository, these ingredients are delivered more directly to the liver via the hemorrhoidal complex and portal vein than when taken orally. In addition, upset stomach is also avoided. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    The present invention provides a non-surgical treatment of gallstones by dissolving the gallstones in-vivo using the amino acids glycine, taurine, the phospholipid phosphatidyl choline and the herbs  Chanca Piedra  and  Bupleurum.    
     
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    According to this invention, a suppository is formed of the amino acids glycine, taurine, the pospholipid phosphatidyl choline and the herbs  Chanca Piedra  and  Bupleurum  and a matrix. The suppository is molded in a common shape from a waxy material in which active ingredients have been dissolved or suspended. The base material may comprise cocoa butter, glycerin, glyceryl, monopalmitate, glyceryl monostearate, hydrogenated coconut oil fatty acids and hydrogenated palm kernel oil fatty acids or polyethylene glycol. The choice of base material is a matter of ordinary skill. 
       Preferred Method 
       [0008]    120 mg of glycine, 120 mg of taurine, 120 mg of phosphatidyl choline, 120 mg of  Bupleurum , 120 mg  Chanca Piedra  are mixed together and put in a cocoa butter base.