What is the natural source of ursodeoxycholic acid?
                                
                                
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                                Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a key component in treating certain liver diseases, was historically sourced from the bile of bears. However, modern medicine has developed alternative and ethical production methods, making bear bile extraction an outdated practice.