showed a trendp = 0.064
The carotenoid biosynthesis pathway showed a trend toward enrichment, in which treatment with Miechongshu tended to increase 15-cis-phytoene compared with Group C ( p = 0.064) ( Figure 7 D); in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway, tetradecanoic acid was significantly decreased ( p = 0.001) ( Figure 7 E); in the purine metabolism pathway, adenosine was significantly decreased ( p = 0.007) ( Figure 7 F); and in the tryptophan metabolism pathway, tryptophol was significantly increased ( p = 0.001) ( Figure 7 G). 3.3.