SynthesisNutrients2023
Changes in the Gut Microbiota after the Use of Herbal Medicines in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Yunpi Rougan Prescription in Treating Constipation-Predominant IBS: Clinical Observation and Gut Microbiota Effects.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025Trial
- Intrapartum caesarean delivery and childhood BMI trajectories in relation to the infant gut microbiome in the VDAART prospective birth cohort.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- Probiotic-fermented herbal residues in obesity management: a review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota from Mori fructus (Morus alba L.) polyphenols and polysaccharides-dosed mice activates the PPARα/PGC-1α signaling pathway to mitigate HFD-induced metabolic syndrome in mice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Dilemmas in Elderly Diabetes and Clinical Practice Involving Traditional Chinese Medicine.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the underlying mechanisms of obesity and diabetes and the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine: an overview of the literature.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundHerbal medicine is a low-cost treatment and has been increasingly applied in obesity treatment. Gut microbiota (GM) is strongly associated with obesity pathogenesis.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review guided by the question: "Does the use of herbal medicine change the GM composition in obese individuals?" Randomized clinical trials with obese individuals assessing the effects of herbal medicine intervention in GM were retrieved from the Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases, including the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. Two reviewers independently extracted data using standardized piloted data extraction forms and assessed the study-level risk of bias using an Excel template of the Cochrane "Risk of bias" tool 2-RoB 2.
resultsWe identified 1094 articles in the databases. After removing duplicates and reading the title and abstract, 14 publications were fully evaluated, of which seven publications from six studies were considered eligible. The herbs analyzed were
conclusionsHerbal medicine modulates GM and is associated with increased genera in obese individuals.
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