title: Bioactivity enhancement of herbal supplements by intestinal microbiota focusing on ginsenosides.
abstract: Intestinal microbiota contribute to diverse mammalian processes including the metabolic functions of drugs. It is a potential new territory for drug targeting, especially for dietary herbal products. Because most herbal medicines are orally administered, the chemical profile and corresponding bioactivities of herbal medicines may be altered by intestinal microbiota. Ginseng is one of the most commonly used herbs and it is an attractive natural product to study its effect in the body. In this review, after briefly introducing the interactions of herbal products and gut microbiota, we discuss the microbiota-mediated metabolism of ginsenosides in ginseng and red ginseng. In particular, the major metabolite compound K and its pharmacological advances are described including anticancer, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. In summary, the intestinal microbiota may play an important role in mediating the metabolism bioactivity of herbal medicines.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Huai-You
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lian-Wen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Chong-Zhi
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D054892:Metagenome; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D036145:Ginsenosides
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