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Aug 2026
A functional food approach: probiotic-fermented Angelica spp. improves skin hyperpigmentation via gut-skin axis and its microbial metabolite hippuric acid
Background Angelica dahurica (Bai-zhi) and A. sinensis (Dang-gui) are traditional food-medicines used for skin disorders, but the mechanism of their oral efficacy remains unclear. Probiotic fermentation is a promising strategy to enhance the bioactivity of plant-based foods. Objective This study aimed to investigate th...
Yu-Yuan Li, Dan-Dan Xiang, Xing-Da Huang et al.
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