[Research status on regulation of Chinese herbal compound on intestinal microecology]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2015 Sep;40(18):3534-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The ralationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and intestinal microecology is increasingly being given more and more attention. Combined with the devolopment of intestinal microecology disciplines, effects of TCM on regulation of intestinal microecology have been gradually explained. Both clinical studies and animal experiments have confirmed that TCM can maintain the balance of intestinal microecology and regulate the intestinal flora. The author arrangemented the documents related to Chinese herbal compound adjusting intestinal flora in the recent ten years, summarized that the Chinese herbal compound which can strength spleen and replenish Qi, relax bowels and regulate Qi, dissipate dampness and check diarrhea, clear away heat and toxic materials, promote digestion and relieve stasis had certain regulation effects on intestinal microecology, providing basis for revealing the TCM essence of intestinal microecology.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Digestion
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Intestines / drug effects
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Intestines / physiology
  • Spleen / drug effects
  • Spleen / physiology

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal