Research progress on intestinal flora interact with Chinese materia medica
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2017.17.028
- Author:
Qi TANG
1
Author Information
1. China Pharmaceutical University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese materia medica;
Interaction;
Intestinal flora;
Metabolic syndrome;
Microecosystem
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2017;48(17):3629-3635
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There are a huge number of microorganisms in human intestinal, and they are closely related to human health. Their characteristics are huge amount and great variety, if the intestinal flora are imbalance, it could cause a variety of diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine can balance the intestinal flora, meanwhile intestinal flora can metabolize Chinese materia medica (CMM) to effective component. The research on CMM and the intestinal flora has great significance to realize the modernization of CMM. In this paper, we summarized the recent years’ research reports and its achievements on the interaction of intestinal flora and CMM, and provide a reference for further research about the relationship of intestinal flora and CMM.
