discovered that herbs of this sort have power to contract the air in the 

 blood, and that their action assists the liver and gall bladder in func- 

 tioning. 



The liver acts as a reservoir to hold the blood until it is thrown back 

 into circulation. The secretions of the liver and gall bladder enter the 

 intestines and aid digestion. The gall bladder is a sub-organ to the liver. 



The inflamed condition of the liver causes inflammation and con- 

 gestion of the Gall Duct; and the Bile either overflows, causing Yellow 

 Jaundice or solidifies into Gallstones. At intervals the Liver becomes 

 greatly inflamed, causing swelling in the entire right side of the trunk, 

 from the glands of the neck to the lower part of the abdomen. The Ap- 

 pendix then swells and Appendicitis sets in. When the stones are pass- 

 ing through, they cause such intense pain that the sufferer frequently 

 loses consciousness. As a symptom of Gall and Liver Troubles there 

 is generally more or less pain, starting beneath the right rib and run- 

 ning around the right side, up to the shoulder blades. 



If either the liver or gall bladder is inflamed or is weak and in- 

 active, pain, enlargement, gall stones, biliousness, sleeplessness, ner- 

 ivousness, discoloration of the skin and a ringing or buzzing noise in 

 the ears may follow. Sometimes, when the inflammation is severe, it 

 causes running sores or even ulcers in the ears, deafness, inflamed eyes, 

 blindness, hot flashes or headaches. 



Intense anger also affects the liver. Protracted sorrow causes the 

 liver to be sluggish and the blood to become poisoned. This condition 

 is favorable to the formation of growths, especially in the breast. 



Americans often laugh at the Chinese idea that the liver is partly on 

 the left side of the body as well as on the right. Through their studies, 

 the Chinese have found that the pulse of the circulation of the liver is 

 determined by feeling the pulse in the left wrist, instead of in the right. 



When through fright, anger or other strong emotion, the liver is 

 stimulated abnormally, it gets into a fiery condition. The individual is 

 then liable to be quick-tempered, to talk fast and loud, or if in pain, to 

 groan or cry in a loud voice. An abnormally active liver frequently de- 

 prives one of the use of his voice entirely for a short period of time. 

 This is why certain persons often find it necessary to stop and rest for 

 a time before going on with a speech at a public meeting, or contin- 

 uing in a private discussion. 



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