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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Tongxie Yaofang ameliorates IBS-D by targeting the gut microbiota-derived tryptophan metabolites and AhR signaling axis.

Xiangyu Xie, Weixin Yan, Chunli Gan, Wei Xiong, Yusheng Huang, Lijun Lin, Xiaochun Lei, Wei Ke, Yuna Chai, Hongmei Tang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiangyu Xie *The First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Weixin Yan *The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chunli Gan *The First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wei XiongZhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan, China.
Yusheng HuangThe First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lijun LinThe First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaochun LeiThe First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wei KeFoshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, China.
Yuna ChaiThe First Affiliated Hospital of ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Hongmei TangThe First Clinical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
He ZhuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

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Background and aims: Tongxie Yaofang (TXYF) is a classic prescription for IBS-D with liver depression and spleen deficiency, with its therapeutic mechanisms requiring further elucidation. This study investigated the modulatory effects of TXYF on the gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolism in an IBS-D rat model to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Methods: HPLC was employed to identify the main components of TXYF. An IBS-D rat model was replicated using a triple-factor approach that combined neonatal maternal separation, chronic restraint stress, and oral gavage of Results: TXYF significantly alleviated IBS-D symptoms in rats, including diarrhea and abdominal pain, and improved both depressive-like behavior and intestinal barrier function. Treatment with TXYF increased the abundance of Conclusion: TXYF may alleviate IBS-D symptoms and restore barrier function by increasing the abundance of

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aryl hydrocarbon receptorgut microbiotaIBS-Dintestinal barrierTongxie Yaofang (TXYF)tryptophan

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