How a Japanese herbal remedy Prevents Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Gut

 How a Japanese herbal remedy Prevents Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Gut

Zhengzheng Shi and associates at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan report on the effects of a typical herbal cure on IBD.



The study, which was published in Frontiers in Immunology, demonstrates that DKT, a common supplement made up of ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, lessened the severity of colitis in lab mice by preventing the typical imbalance in gut microbes and by raising the number of immune cells that fight inflammation in the colon.


A persistent inflammation of the colon known as colitis is characterized by a bacterial imbalance in the gut and an inappropriate immunological response. Currently a global health concern, it has doubled in prevalence over the past 20 years and is most prevalent in Europe and North America. Although there are many different treatments, many are only partially successful. Read the full post here: https://www.philahomeopathy.com/colitis/

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