Association of human gut microbiota composition and metabolic functions with Ficus hirta Vahl dietary supplementation

ARTICLE OPEN Association of human gut microbiota composition and metabolic functions with Ficus hirta Vahl dietary supplementation Ruiming Xiao 1,2 , Guangjuan Luo1,2 , Wanci Liao1,2 , Shuting Chen 1,2 , Shuangyan Han 1,2 , Shuli Liang 1,2 and Ying Lin 1,2 ✉ Ficus hirta Vahl (FHV), a traditional herbal ingredient of the tonic diet, receives increasing popularity in southern China. However, it is largely unknown that how a FHV diet (FHVD) affects the human gut microbiome. In this exploratory...