Digestive system stimulation

Herbivores that commonly feed on tannin-rich plants have evolved interesting methods to lessen the effect of ingested tannins on their digestive systems. For example, the salivary proteins of rabbits and other rodents are high in the amino acid proline, which has a very high affinity for tannins. Eating food high in tannins stimulates the secretion of these proteins and diminishes the toxic effect of the tannins. 

N.A. Volatile oils.105 Antibacterial, stimulate the digestive system, relax spasm, lower fever. 

The more classical Itinehoii of parathyroid hormone is concerned with its control of the maintenance of constant circulating calcium levels. Its action is on 11) Ihe kidney, where it increases the phosphate in the urine. (2) the skeletal system, where it causes calcium resorplion from bone, and t3l the digestive system, where it accelerates (stimulates) calcium absorption into the hitskI The hormone and gland exhibit characteristics of feedback control when the concentration of calcium tons in the blood falls, the secretion of the hormone increases, and when their concentration rises, the secretion of hormone decreases... 

Benefits Besides the nervous stimulant effect due to the caffeine, kola is used in its indigenous region to stimulate the digestive system since it is claimed that it helps to break down fat. It has also been shown to have a mild diuretic effect, which is consistent with its caffeine content. 

Other drugs may increase the effects of dextroamphetamine. For example, bicarbonate and other alkalin-izing agents increase the amount of amphetamines absorbed in the digestive system. Thiazides (potassium-depleting diuretics) decrease the amount of amphetamines that leave the body in urine. Also, other central nervous system stimulants, such as cocaine and nicotine, can amplify the stimulating effects of dextroamphetamines. 

Cineole has been shown to be expectorant and to stimulate glands of the respiratory and digestive systems. 

Stimulation of the Digestive System Cephalic Phase Chemical Phase... 

Control mechanisms for the food intake of farm animals can be envisaged as operating at three levels. At the metabolic level, concentrations of nutrients, metabolites or hormones may stimulate the nervous system to cause the animal to start or stop feeding. At the level of the digestive system, the quantities of digesta may determine whether or not the animal ingests more food. Finally, external influences such as climatic variables and the ease with which food can be ingested will also influence food intake. In... 

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