Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease is a major cardiovascular condition driven by atherosclerosis, distinguished by chronic inflammation and dysregulated lipid metabolism. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in human health and disease, with research indicating a strong association between gut microbial metabolism and the development and progression of coronary heart disease. This article provides a review of the relationship between gut microbiota and coronary heart disease, as well as the mechanisms by which traditional Chinese medicine regulates digestive tract microbiota to treat coronary heart disease, which systematically explains how the gut microbiota, through metabolic products and immune regulation, contributes to the occurrence and progression of coronary heart disease, and summarizes recent advances in research on traditional Chinese medicine's regulation of gut microbiota for treating coronary heart disease. It aims to provide further reference and insights for exploring the relationship between gut microbiota and coronary heart disease, as well as traditional Chinese medicine approaches for treating coronary heart disease.

Aromatic Chinese medicinal essential oils are volatile oils extracted from aromatic Chinese herbs， which can prevent and treat respiratory infectious diseases through multiple synergistic mechanisms including pathogen inhibition， immune regulation， and inflammatory response regulation. Essential oils are primarily used externally on the body to prevent infections and alleviate symptoms through methods like inhalation， smearing， topical application， bathing， gargling or as a suppository. They can also be utilized in the environment for disinfection and air purification， through methods like diffusion， vaporization， or spraying. The external application of essential oils extracted from Chinese aromatic herbs has the advantages of convenience， quick absorption， and simultaneous influence on both the body and mind. However， there are still challenges and deficiencies in aspects such as the positioning of functions， indications， safety， and the research on the mechanism of action. It has been proposed to combine the theory of aromatic Chinese medicinals with the characteristics of essential oils， and formulate prescriptions of Chinese medicinal essential oils under the principles of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation， and prevent and treat respiratory infectious diseases efficiently， accurately， and safely， thereby expanding the clinical application of aromatic Chinese medicinals and the preventive theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

Objective:To investigate whether there is a causal relationship between atopic dermatitis(AD)and ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods:Genetic data of AD and AS were extracted from genome-wide association studies(GWAS)by Mendelian randomization(MR),and inverse variance-weighted(IVW)analysis was used as main analysis,supplemented by weighted median,MR-Egger,weighted mode,etc,and verified by a series of sensitivity analyses.Results:IVW analysis of AD by AS:OR=1.015,95％CI:1.005～1.025,P=0.004.IVW analysis of AD for AS:OR=1.001,95％CI:1.000～1.002,P=0.120.Conclusion:AS has a statisti-cally small causal relationship on AD,and AD has no causal effect on AS.

Objective:To investigate whether there is a causal relationship between atopic dermatitis(AD)and ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods:Genetic data of AD and AS were extracted from genome-wide association studies(GWAS)by Mendelian randomization(MR),and inverse variance-weighted(IVW)analysis was used as main analysis,supplemented by weighted median,MR-Egger,weighted mode,etc,and verified by a series of sensitivity analyses.Results:IVW analysis of AD by AS:OR=1.015,95％CI:1.005～1.025,P=0.004.IVW analysis of AD for AS:OR=1.001,95％CI:1.000～1.002,P=0.120.Conclusion:AS has a statisti-cally small causal relationship on AD,and AD has no causal effect on AS.