The spleen-strengthening and liver-draining herbal formula treatment of NAFLD by regulation of intestinal flora in clinical trial

As a metabolic disease, one important feature of NAFLD is the disturbance of the intestinal flora. Spleen-strengthening and liver-draining formula (SLF) is a formula formed according to the theory of "One Qi Circulation" of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has shown significant therapeutic effect in patients with NAFLD in a preliminary clinical observation. In this study, we aim to explore the mechanism of SLF against NAFLD, especially its effect on glucolipid metabolism, from the perspective of intestinal flora.