Xue et al. [20] used Kui Jie Tong, a mixture of Verbenae herb, Euphorbiae Humifusae herb, Arecae semen, Aurantii fructus immaturus and Angelicae sinensis radix, against NLRP3 activation in a DSS-induced mice model of colitis. This evidence concerns the gene NLRP3 and colitis.