Welcome to the only one official buying and selling company
of Ox Gallstones in Argentina
GEUNATOLOSA, a traditional family business
"We have been in the Ox Gallstones business for three generations in our family.Around 1990, my father Omar Tolosa, started buying bovine subproducts within the province of Buenos Aires.
About 20 years later, me -his daughter- joined the bussines, extending the collection area to new provinces as Entre Ríos, Santa Fe and Córdoba.
I got married in 2012 with Cesar Geuna, who was inmediately part of the company.
Currently my brother joined to the family business too.
Nowadays we work as a team covering the most productive area of the country.
We are actually the only one official buying and selling company of Ox Gallstones in the Argentinean market.
We have our own network of Argentinean slaughterhouses in the central area of the country where takes place 90% of the livestock activity.
Furthermore, we are expanding our collection area to Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and other nearby countries.
Most of our customers are from China, South Korea and Japan. We focus on the highest quality and conservation for Traditional Chinese Medicine.
We look forward to build long-term business relationships with our partners in Asia."
Ox Gallstones
(Niu-huang)
Ox Gallstones, called Niu-Huang in China (niu=ox, huang=yellow), are developed inside a number of bovines depending on their age and diet.
The Latin name is calculus bovis.
Other names are Ox-Bezoar or Cattle Gallstones.
They are used in the pharmacopeia industry mainly in the Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ox Gallstones have different medical benefits as sedative and anti-inflammatory effects and antipyretic properties.
Hepatic problems are also treated with this particular ingredient.
The Latin name is calculus bovis.
Other names are Ox-Bezoar or Cattle Gallstones.
They are used in the pharmacopeia industry mainly in the Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ox Gallstones have different medical benefits as sedative and anti-inflammatory effects and antipyretic properties.
Hepatic problems are also treated with this particular ingredient.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- Color
- Golden, yellowish red, light brown, golden brown, brown orange.
- Appearance & texture
- Most of them are smooth and shiny. A minor amount is similar as golf balls surface.
- Smell & taste
- It is faintly scented, bitter sweet, cool and refreshing and non-sticky when being chewed.
- Fragility
- Lightweight, fragile and crisp. Its external layer is easy to fall off.
SHAPE & SIZE
Natural Ox Gallstones can get a variety of shapes sizes and diameters. This product is mostly ovoid, spherical, triangular, square or pyramid shaped. Diameter range varies from 0.6 to 4.5 cm, sometimes, can reach 6 cm
EXTRACTION & DRYING PROCESS
Once the Ox Gallstones are removed from the gallbladders after filtering the bile, they are thoroughly washed with cold water to remove blood clots and other impurities. After that, they start a drying process lasting 2 to 3 weeks in a dark and well ventilated environment at a temperature of 20 degrees. The Ox Gallstones have to be moved regularly to get a proper drying, preventing them from sticking to each other.
DRYING TESTS
- To the touch
- When manipulated by hands, no traces of product remain on them.
- Temperature
- When you lean the gallstone on the cheek, the feeling is room temperature.
PACKAGING
Once 100% dried, the Ox Gallstones are packed in hermetically sealed bags.
DELIVERY
Shipment is processed according to the negotiated contractual conditions by air courier.
The delivery will be accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate.
The delivery will be accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate.
