Therapeutic effect of Zijin capsule in liver fibrosis in rats

Table 1 The collagen content in rat liver (x^-±s)

Groups	Dosage	n	Content (mg/g)
Control	10.0 mL/(kg·d)	10	7.2 ± 1.9
Model	10.0 mL/(kg·d)	6	31.7 ± 16.6b
TCM decoction	36.0 g/(kg·d)	12	11.5 ± 5.3ad
Zijin capsule	12.8 g/(kg·d)	9	9.7 ± 2.8ad

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01, vs control group;

^dP < 0.01, vs model group.

Table 2 The pathological change grades in rat liver

Groups	Dosage	n	Pathologic grade				Rang sum	x- Rang sum
			1	2	3	4
Control	10.0 mL/kg·d	10	0	0	0	10	55.0	5.50
Model	10.0 mL/kg·d	0	1	3	5	9	337.0	37.44b
TCM decoction	36.0 g/kg·d	0	5	5	3	13	393.0	30.23bc
Zijin capsule	12.8 g/kg·d	0	11	4	0	15	343.0	22.87bde

^bP < 0.01 vs control group;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01, vs model group;

^eP < 0.05 vs TCM decoction group (H test).