Cinnamon (<i>Cinnamomum cassia</i>) water extract improves diarrhea symptoms by changing the gut environment: a randomized controlled trial
Soo-yeon Park, Yong Dae Kim, Min Seo Kim, Ki‐Tae Kim, Ji Yeon Kim
Abstract
showed a positive correlation with colon transit time and stool phenol and spermidine contents. CWE improved diarrhea symptoms and changed the composition of stools and the gut microbiota. These results indicate that cinnamon intake relieves diarrhea symptoms through metabolic changes due to changes in intestinal microbial groups.
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CassiaDiarrheaCinnamomumGut floraTraditional medicineRandomized controlled trialFecesMedicineGastroenterologyBiologyMicrobiologyInternal medicineImmunologyTraditional Chinese medicinePathologyAlternative medicineGastrointestinal motility and disordersViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology