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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

Fig. 2

Effect of four different medicinal herbs on the gut microbial structure of DSS-induced acute colitis rat model. The microbial community A richness estimator Chao 1 and B diversity estimator Shannon index; C bar chart of the bacterial community composition at phylum level, D the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio, and E the heatmap of distinct bacteria regulated by UC pathology and tested herbs. Data were expressed as mean ± SD. Significance of differences was determined using one-way ANOVA. *p < 0.05 vs. NOR; #p < 0.05 vs. UC.

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