Hepatoprotective effects of Persicaria capitata against alcoholic liver injury by regulating the gut-liver axis via PI3K-Akt and TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathways.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Persicaria capitata, a vital Miao medicine, is traditionally employed to "clear heat and promote diuresis" and "detoxify". In traditional theory, alcoholic liver injury (ALI) is categorized as a "Damp-Heat accumulation" syndrome, often manifesting as damp-heat jaundice. The traditional ap...