In 1955 the Tanabe company of Tokyo started using cow's gall to synthesize UDCA, which it used to make a medicine to treat liver disease and problems with the digestive tract. They called the product "Urso," a shortened version of the scientific name.
一九五五年，東京 TANABE 公司由牛膽中合成此一成分，並開始生產具有治療肝病、消化器官，以熊膽為藥名的 URSO。