Impact of Herbal Extracts on Gut Microbiome with Metagenomic Sequencing

An ex vivo study measures the effects of extracts from Atractylodes macrocephala, Isatis indigotica, and Mimosa flower on human gut microbiota. Data includes shotgun metagenomic DNA sequencing, biomass cell counts, short-chain fatty acid concentrations, gas, and pH measurements after 48-hour incubations. Johanna Lemons published this dataset on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in microbial composition based on shotgun metagenomic sequencing data
• Correlate short-chain fatty acid concentrations with biomass cell counts
• Model the impact of different herbal extracts on pH and gas production

Strengths

• Links to external sequencing data in NCBI BioProject PRJNA961974
• Includes multiple physiological measures: biomass, SCFA, gas, pH
• Data is published under a public domain (us-pd) license

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small (3.5 KB), suggesting limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Ex vivo incubation experiments followed by laboratory assays and sequencing

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 16:39:02