Rubus chingii Hu. unripe fruits extract ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis and improves the associated gut microbiota imbalance

• Main Authors: Jianjun Wu (Author), Dingqi Zhang (Author), Bo Zhu (Author), Siqi Wang (Author), Yongbin Xu (Author), Congcong Zhang (Author), Hailing Yang (Author), Shunchun Wang (Author), Ping Liu (Author), Luping Qin (Author), Wei Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The unripe fruits of Rubus chingii Hu. ("Fu-peng-zi" in Chinese) is a well-known herbal tonic in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for tonifying liver and kidney. However, little is known regarding its therapeutic efficacy against liver fibrosis and the underlying mech...