Damp-heat constitution influences gut microbiota and urine metabolism of Chinese infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As an increasingly popular complementary and alternative approach for early detection and treatment of disease, traditional Chinese medicine constitution (TCMC) divides human beings into those with balanced constitution (BC) and unbalanced constitution, where damp-heat constitution (DHC) is one of the most unbalanced constitutions. Many studies have been carried out on the microscopic mechanism of constitution classification; however, most of these studies were conducted in adults and rarely in infants. Many diseases are closely related to intestinal microbiota, and metabolites produced by the interaction between microbiota and the body may impact constitution classification. Herein, we investigated the overall constitution distribution in Chinese infants, and analyzed t

SUBMITTER: Zhao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature