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From: Understanding the tonifying and the detoxifying properties of Chinese medicines from their impacts on gut microbiota and host metabolism: a case study with four medicinal herbs in experimental colitis rat model

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Therapeutical evaluation of four different medicinal herbs on DSS-induced acute colitis rat model. Dynamic changes of A body weight and B DAI; C Rat colon length vs. weight ratio; D MPO activity in colon; E HE-stained sections of the distal colon, photographs were taken under ×200 magnification. *: mucosa tissue damage; #: inflammatory cells infiltration; →: reduction of goblet cells. F HE scores. Data were expressed as mean ± SD. The significance of differences was determined using one-way ANOVA. *p < 0.05 vs. NOR; #p < 0.05 vs. UC. DSS dextran sulfate sodium, DAI disease activity index, MPO myeloperoxidase; HE Hematoxylin and Eosin

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