DKT, a herbal medicine containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, reduced the severity of colitis in lab mice by preventing the loss of important gut bacteria and increased levels of immune cells in the colon that fight inflammation.
Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan report the effects of a common herbal remedy on colitis, one of two conditions that comprise inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).