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Compounds that give citrus fruits their scent may affect gut health (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-11-03

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedResearchers published a review in Food & Function examining the gut anti-inflammatory potential of dietary-relevant terpenoids.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe review says selected aromatic compounds found in fruits, vegetables, culinary herbs, and volatile plant oils can suppress inflammatory signaling and improve gut barrier function in experimental models, but comparable benefits in humans have not been established.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedHuman data were described as very limited, with only two small trials of geraniol-based interventions in IBS, and the article says those results do not establish reduced intestinal inflammation in humans.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedtwo small trials; one uncontrolled study of 19 patients and one double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 56 patients

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe review cautioned that translational hurdles, uncertain human gut microbiota metabolism, and scarce clinical-trial data currently limit widespread therapeutic use of bioactive terpenoids.View evidenceHide evidence

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Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang alleviates irinotecan-induced diarrhea via promoting bile acid reabsorption and decreasing focal adhesion kinase signaling revealed by metabolomics and proteomics.

Phytomedicine : International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology · 2026 · PubMed

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Review for "Carnosic acid improves intestinal barrier function, inflammation, and microbiota composition and metabolites in obese mice"

2024 · Crossref

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