Gegen Qinlian decoction enhances immunity and protects intestinal barrier function in colorectal cancer patients via gut microbiota

Figure 5 Gegen Qinlian decoction regulated the gut microbiota. A: Venn diagram of the total number of species shared between the pre-treatment and post-treatment groups; B: Principal coordinate analysis at the operational taxonomic unit level; C and D: Alpha diversity and beta diversity of the gut microbiota in the pre-treatment and post-treatment groups; E and F: Cumulative column chart of relative species abundance at the phylum and genus levels in the gut microbiome between the pre-treatment and post-treatment groups; G: Heatmap showing the changes in gut microbiota at the genus level between the pre-treatment and post-treatment groups. Columns represent samples and rows represent species. OUT: Operational taxonomic unit; PLS-DA: Principal coordinate analysis.