Table 3.

Degree of hepatic fibrosis in each group of rats.

Group	n	Degree of hepatic fibrosis
		0	I	II	III	IV	V	Average
Control	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hepatic fibrosis	12	0	0	0	1	7	4	4.25b
Non-DSHX-treated	10	0	1	4	3	2	0	2.60bd
DSHX-treated	10	1	6	2	1	0	0	1.30df

^bP<0.01 vs normal control group;

^dP<0.01 vs hepatic fibrosis group;

^fP<0.01 vs non-DSHX-treated group.