Research Article

Shenhuang Plaster Application Improves Gastrointestinal Motility in Mice with Postoperative Ileus through Intestinal Microbiota

Table 2

Changes in body weight in each group (g).

GroupInitial weightFinal weightBody weight gain

Ctrl21.65 ± 1.4723.05 ± 1.622.23 ± 0.94
POI22.22 ± 1.5321.02 ± 1.46−1.20 ± 0.46
POI + SHP21.04 ± 0.6620.4 ± 0.610.64 ± 0.24△△△

Note. The significant differences, marked with and Δ, were compared with that of the Ctrl and POI groups, respectively, in this study. The significant differences between the POI and Ctrl groups are indicated by asterisks ( and ΔΔΔ). Ctrl, control group; POI postoperative ileus group; POI + SHP, Shenhuang Plaster-treated POI group.