Moringa oleifera leaf alleviates functional constipation via regulating the gut microbiota and the enteric nervous system in mice

Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf is not only a new food resource in China, but also a traditional medicinal plant. It is commonly used in the folk to alleviate constipation, but its laxative mechanism is not fully understood. Hence we investigated it in loperamide-induced functional constipation (FC) mice...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Gao, Weiqian Yang, Sijin Li, Shuangfeng Liu, Weixing Yang, Shuang Song, Jun Sheng, Yan Zhao, Yang Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1315402/full