Table I.

Changes in paw swelling.

Group	Paw volume before in ammation (ml)	Paw swelling after in ammation at different times (ml)
		7 days	10 days	13 days	16 days	19 days	22 days	25 days	28 days	31 days
Control	1.58±0.07	1.59±0.07	1.59±0.05	1.61±0.08	1.60±0.06	1.63±0.07	1.63±0.08	1.64±0.05	1.66±0.04	1.66±0.07
Model	1.59±0.01	1.62±0.10	1.72±0.09b	1.80±0.13b	2.31±0.22b	2.96±0.25b	3.01±0.17b	2.99±0.14b	2.99±0.14b	2.87±0.23b
Votalin ointment	1.60±0.05	1.62±0.06	1.69±0.07c	1.75±0.11c	2.22±0.13d	2.60±0.13d	2.63±0.16d	2.15±0.41d	2.00±0.16d	1.98±0.14d
STBT	1.58±0.06	1.62±0.03	1.67±0.08c	1.72±0.03d	2.02±0.21d	2.39±0.17d	2.57±0.04d	2.02±0.14d	1.92±0.14d	1.84±0.24d

Values are presented as mean ± SD.

^aP <0.05,

^bP <0.01 compared with the control group;

^cP <0.05,

^dP <0.01 compared with the model group. STBT, shuangtengbitong tincture.