Evidence shows that herbal medicine (HM) could be beneficial for the treatment of various
diseases. However, complexities present in HM due to the unclear bioactive compounds …

Metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia are
associated with the dysfunction of gut microbiota. Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) …

Globally, metabolic diseases are becoming a major public health problem. Herbal
medicines are medicinal materials or preparations derived from plants and are widely used …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is considered an immune disease, which is related to the dysbiosis of
intestinal microbiota and disorders of the host immune system and metabolism. Sophora …

Abstract Background Sophora flavescens Aiton (SF), also known as Kushen (Chinese: 苦参),
has been an important species in Chinese medicine since the Qin and Han dynasties. It is …

Anthocyanins have been shown to have prebiotic properties. This study investigated the
impact of nonacylated anthocyanins and acylated anthocyanins on fecal and cecal …

Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become one of the most common chronic
metabolic diseases worldwide. Due to the increasing prevalence and various complications …

Pi-Dan-Jian-Qing decoction (PDJQ) can been used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) in clinic. However, the protective mechanisms of PDJQ on T2DM remain …

Lead (Pb) toxicity has been widely studied, but its dose-dependent toxic effects on the gut
remain unclear, therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different doses …

Evodiamine (EVO) is an alkaloid extracted from Evodia rutaecarpa and has various
pharmacological activities, including hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, and …