Japanese herbal medicine reduces the severity of colitis (IMAGE)

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Japanese herbal medicine reduces the severity of colitis

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The condition of mice with colitis improved after treatment with daikenchuto, a medicine made from ginger, ginseng, and Japanese pepper. Analysis showed that this was because it prevents the loss of key bacteria in the gut and facilitates the activity of innate immune cells in the gut called ILC3s.

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