“…The most typical example of this is the excellent efficacy of TCMs in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) (Xu et al, 2015; Nie et al, 2018; Tong et al, 2018; Cheng F. R. et al, 2019; Cheng J. et al, 2019; Han et al, 2019; Li et al, 2019; Lu et al, 2019; Shi et al, 2019; Wu et al, 2019; Yuan et al, 2019). The major component of HMs, such as the polysaccharides extracted from Hirsutella sinensis , provides nutrition to specific bacteria, thereby modulating the constitution of the intestinal microbiota to improve T2D (Xu et al, 2015, 2017; Nie et al, 2018; Tong et al, 2018; Wu et al, 2019; Table 3).…”