Review Article

New Insights into the Mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Products on Diabetes: A Focus on the “Bacteria-Mucosal Immunity-Inflammation-Diabetes” Axis

Table 1

Chinese herbal products based on the BMID axis.

CategoryChinese herbal products“BMID” axis
BacteriaMucosal immunityInflammationDiabetes

MonomersBerberine++++
M. charantia extract+++
Curcumin++++
Ginsenoside+++
1-Deoxynojirimycin++
Kuwanon G++
Tetrandrine++
Notoginsenoside++
Lycium barbarum polysaccharide+++
Allicin+++
Astragaloside IV++
Quercetin+++
Resveratrol+++

FormulaeGGQLD++++
DGLHD+++
HLWDD++

“+” means positive effect while the “blank” means no effect. GGQLD: Gegen Qinlian Decoction; DGLHD: Danggui Liuhuang Decoction; HLWDD: Huanglian Wendan Decoction.