FIGURE 2.

Effects of ramie leaf extract on isolated distal colon with fecal pellets (a), and the number (b), and mean thickness (c) of fecal pellets in loperamide‐induced rat colon for 6 days. NOR, normal diet group; CON, normal diet and loperamide‐treated group; RLEL, ramie leaf extract 200 mg kg⁻¹ day⁻¹ and loperamide‐treated group; RLEH, ramie leaf extract 400 mg kg⁻¹ day⁻¹ and loperamide‐treated group. The values are the mean ± SE of eight rats per group, and different superscript letters indicate significant differences at p < .05 as determined by Tukey's test