Growth stimulation of Bifidobacterium from human colon using daikenchuto in an in vitro model of human intestinal microbiota

Abstract Daikenchuto (DKT) is a Japanese traditional herbal (Kampo) medicine containing ginseng, processed ginger, and Japanese or Chinese pepper. We aimed to determine how DKT affects human colonic microbiota. An in vitro microbiota model was established using fecal inocula collected from nine heal...

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Main Authors: Kengo Sasaki, Daisuke Sasaki, Katsunori Sasaki, Yuto Nishidono, Akihiro Yamamori, Ken Tanaka, Akihiko Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84167-z