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- Title
Probiotic Fermentation of Herbal Medicine: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities.
- Authors
Yang, Hao-Yu; Han, Lin; Lin, Yi-Qun; Li, Tao; Wei, Yu; Zhao, Lin-Hua; Tong, Xiao-Lin
- Abstract
Fermentation is a processing method used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, traditional fermentation methods suffer from poor production control. In contrast, probiotic fermented herbal medicine (PFHM) offers advantages such as the use of pure strains, a controllable process, and the ability to produce a variety of active enzymes during fermentation. As a result, PFHM has become a research hotspot. This review focuses on the progress, challenges, and opportunities in the research of PFHM. The use of probiotic enzymes during fermentation alters the active ingredients of TCM, resulting in positive pharmacological effects such as increased active ingredients, reduced toxicity, new pharmacological effects, and the reuse of herbal residues. PFHM has the potential to transfer the metabolic transformation of the effective components of TCM by intestinal flora outside the body during production and preparation, which has a broad application prospect. However, due to the complexity of the chemical composition of TCM, the mechanism of PFHM requires further investigation. Finally, we discuss the prospects of industrializing PFHM, which is essential for promoting the innovation and modernization of TCM.
- Subjects
BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HERBAL medicine; GUT microbiome; BIOAVAILABILITY; GLYCOSIDES; PROBIOTICS; MOLECULAR structure; BIOTRANSFORMATION (Metabolism); LACTOBACILLUS; FERMENTATION; CHINESE medicine
- Publication
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2023, Vol 51, Issue 5, p1105
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X23500519