In vitro effects of ginseng and Ziziphi Spinosae Semen on gut microbiota of rats with spleen deficiency.

This study investigated the effects of ginseng and Ziziphi Spinosae Semen ( GS ) extract on gut microbiota diversity in rats with spleen deficiency syndrome ( SDS ). A total of 52 compounds (including 16 flavonoids, 35 saponins, and 1 alkaloid) were identified and analyzed from the GS extract by UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS/MS. The GS extract significantly increased the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in rats with SDS but decreased that of Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. At the genus level, the GS extract significantly increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in rats with SDS but decreased that of Streptococcus , Escherichia-Shigella , Veillonella , and Enterococcus . In addition, the GS extract influenced glucose and amino acid metabolism. In summary, the results showed that the GS extract changed the structure and diversity of gut microbiota in rats with SDS and balanced the metabolic process. PMID: 32578291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Chem Biodivers Source Type: research