Mechanism of aqueous fructus aurantii immaturus extracts in neuroplexus of cathartic colons

Table 2 Intestinal transit rate

Group	n	Pushing length (cm)	Total length (cm)	ITR
Control	12	84.35 ± 10.27	107.82 ± 10.83	78.14 ± 4.26
Model	12	59.51 ± 11.08	92.40 ± 13.14	64.12 ± 5.19b
Mosapride	14	82.40 ± 11.46	117.43 ± 11.48	70.06 ± 7.25bc
FAI-L	14	70.50 ± 17.30	101.90 ± 17.04	68.76 ± 7.48b
FAI-M	13	75.74 ± 16.39	110.93 ± 13.16	67.78 ± 8.00b
FAI-H	14	84.71 ± 13.53	117.73 ± 13.60	72.02 ± 8.74ad

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs control;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs model. ITR: Intestinal transit rate; FAI: Fructus aurantii immaturus; H: High dose (4 g/kg); L: Low dose (1 g/kg); M: Medium dose (2 g/kg).