Phyllanthus emblica L. Extract and Its Formulated Products Ameliorate Functional Dyspepsia Symptoms in Rats
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In this research, small intestinal motility in mice, weight gain in rats, food intake, food utilization by rats and pepsin determination were used to examine the effects of Phyllanthus emblica L. (PEL) and four formulated products according to the digestion-promoting function test methods described in Health Food Function Inspection and Evaluation Methods (2022 edition). The results showed that the small intestinal propulsion rates of the PEL (PEL alone) group, the PEL-hawthorn (H)-Poria cocos Wolf (PCW)-Tangerine Peel (TL) group (Formulated Group 1), the PEL-H-Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (AMR)-Hordei Fructus Germinatus (HFG) group (Formulated Group 2), the PEL-H-PCW-AMRTL group (Formulated Group 3), and the PEL-H-PCW-AMR-HFG-TL group (Forumulated Group 4) increased by 65.99%, 80.53%, 107.91%, 67.47%, and 90.47% (P<0.05, P<0.01, P<0.000 1, P<0.05, P<0.001), respectively. Their pepsin activities in rats increased correspondingly by 89.24%, 60.42%, 103.07%, 74.56%, and 106.84% (P<0.01, P≥0.05, P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.01), and the amounts of secreted pepsin in corresponding groups of rats increased by 89.30%, 60.39%, 103.14%, 74.69%, and 106.98% (P<0.01, P≥ 0.05, P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.01), respectively. In addition, the food utilization rates in rats of the Formulated Group 4 increased by 15.35% (P<0.05). However, there were insignificant differences in weight gain and food intakes (P<0.05) as well as the above three indicators in other groups (P<0.05). The research showed that extract of Phyllanthus emblica L. and its formulated products could effectively ameliorate the symptoms of functional dyspepsia in rats. The results of this study provides a theoretical reference for the development and promotion of digestion-promoting functional products using PEL and other formulated products.
