Research Article

Transdermal Administration of Volatile Oil from Citrus aurantium-Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Alleviates Constipation in Rats by Altering Host Metabolome and Intestinal Microbiota Composition

Table 3

Differential metabolites in rat feces after administration ().

NameFormulaDetected VIP value (MD/MC)VIP value (HD/MC)HMDB IDKEGG

UridineC9H12N2O6243.06481.54 ↑#HMDB0000296C00299
GlycochenodeoxycholateC26H43NO5432.30121.47 ↑#HMDB0000637C05466
Arachidonic acid (peroxide-free)C20H32O2269.20621.54 ↑#HMDB0001043C00219
QuinolinateC7H5NO4166.01651.69 ↑##1.75 ↑##HMDB0000232C03722
1-MethylnicotinamideC7H9N2O138.05761.45 ↑#HMDB0000699C02918
XanthosineC10H12N4O6285.08361.48 ↑#1.91 ↑##HMDB0000299C01762
3-Phenylpropanoic acidC9H10O2149.06221.81 ↓##HMDB0000764C05629
Azelaic acidC9H16O4187.09971.78 ↓##HMDB0000784C08261
L-Malic acidC4H6O5133.01461.79 ↑##HMDB0000156C00149
DeoxyadenosineC10H13N5O3252.10421.48 ↓#HMDB0000101C00559

Note: “↓” or “↑” compared with the model control group, the metabolites in the middle-dose (MD) group and the high-dose (HD) group decreased or increased significantly.