Table 1.

The GC values for each group.

Group	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
Ctrl	10.55 ± 1.68	10.29 ± 1.06	10.13 ± 1.09	10.34 ± 1.09	10.94 ± 1.04
Ctrl + SHP	11.73 ± 1.26	11.78 ± 1.82	12.30 ± 1.49	11.92 ± 1.63	12.20 ± 1.48
POI	6.98 ± 1.19	5.37 ± 1.15	4.57 ± 1.34	4.95 ± 1.56	5.76 ± 1.53
POI + SHP	7.89 ± 0.95	6.24 ± 0.55	6.66 ± 0.92	7.86 ± 1.21	9.86 ± 1.04

GC, geometric centre; Ctrl, control; SHP, Shenhuang plaster; POI, postoperative ileus.