Antidepressant-Like Effects of Cistanche tubulosa Extract on Chronic Unpredictable Stress Rats Through Restoration of Gut Microbiota Homeostasis

• Main Authors: Yang Li (Author), Ying Peng (Author), Ping Ma (Author), Hanlin Yang (Author), Haiyan Xiong (Author), Mengyue Wang (Author), Chongsheng Peng (Author), Pengfei Tu (Author), Xiaobo Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Growing evidence shows that neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression, are linked with gut microbiome through the gut-brain axis. Cistanches Herba is well known for the treatment of "kidney-yang" deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and has been used for treatment of neur...