Table 2.

Body weight gains in the constipation rats induced by LP

Time/Index Groups	Body weights at			Body weight gains [B-A]
	1 day before first treatment	First treatment day* [A]	Last (6th) treatment day* [B]
Control
Intact	261.75 ± 14.51	231.50 ± 17.25	262.13 ± 17.52	30.63 ± 4.21
LP	262.25 ± 13.23	233.13 ± 13.08	263.25 ± 15.48	30.13 ± 7.49
Reference
SP 5 mg/kg	262.50 ± 12.95	234.25 ± 13.50	238.38 ± 12.82ab	4.13 ± 3.83ab
FBe treated as
300 mg/kg	261.88 ± 12.77	232.50 ± 11.20	264.13 ± 15.64	31.63 ± 6.74
200 mg/kg	262.13 ± 10.26	234.38 ± 10.51	263.00 ± 14.11	28.63 ± 9.01
100 mg/kg	262.50 ± 16.86	233.00 ± 16.07	265.88 ± 10.19	32.88 ± 6.58

Values are expressed mean ± S.D. of eight rats, g

FBe = Triple fermented barley extracts, test material

SP = Sodium picosulfate

LP = Loperamide

*Overnight fasted

^ap < 0.01 as compared with intact control by LSD test

^bp < 0.01 as compared with LP control by LSD test