Table 2.

The obestatin concentration in each group at different time points.

Group	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
Ctrl	67.32 ± 8.16	67.09 ± 13.67	56.34 ± 14.37	55.84 ± 18.11	66.64 ± 16.68
Ctrl + SHP	54.59 ± 5.77	54.83 ± 12.46	55.04 ± 10.52	53.59 ± 11.51	57.67 ± 9.82
POI	78.97 ± 17.15	103.67 ± 21.27	106.32 ± 13.67	96.54 ± 16.55	91.98 ± 12.42
POI + SHP	73.06 ± 17.93	77.50 ± 13.96	77.03 ± 15.66	67.23 ± 12.10	70.54 ± 19.00

Note: the significant difference is noted in Figure 4. Ctrl, control; SHP, Shenhuang plaster; POI, postoperative ileus.