Nostoc sphaeroides Kütz Polysaccharide Improved Constipation and Promoted Intestinal Motility in Rats

Table 2

Effect of NSKP on fecal indexes of rats (n = 10).

	Control	Model	0.2 g/kg	0.4 g/kg	0.8 g/kg
Wet weight of feces (g)	6.51 ± 1.26^ab	5.59 ± 0.55^c	6.21 ± 1.26^b	7.20 ± 1.25^a	6.79 ± 0.76^a
Dry weight of feces (g)	4.77 ± 0.66^a	4.33 ± 0.40^b	4.48 ± 0.55^b	5.09 ± 0.73^a	4.75 ± 0.39^a
Fecal water content (%)	26.09 ± 4.52^b	22.43 ± 3.07^c	26.70 ± 6.35^b	28.83 ± 4.39^a	29.77 ± 3.42^a
Single fecal weight (g)	0.15 ± 0.03	0.14 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.03	0.14 ± 0.02
Fecal grain number (ea)	44 ± 6^b	38 ± 3c	42 ± 6^b	50 ± 7^a	48 ± 5^a

Values represent mean ± SEM; n = 10 in each group. Superscript letters represent statistically significant differences (). Instances of the same letter between groups indicate that no statistically significant difference was found ().