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Table 4 Effects of EEA and senna on diarrhea frequency.

From: Laxative effects of agarwood on low-fiber diet-induced constipation in rats

  

Frequency of diarrhea (%)

Treatments

Dose

(mg/kg)

Day 1

Day 7

Day 14

Control

 

0

0

0

EEA

150

0

0

0

EEA

300

0

0

0

EEA

600

0

8.3

0

Senna

150

100

100

91.7

Senna

300

100

100

100

  1. EEA (150, 300, and 600 mg/kg) and senna (150 and 300 mg/kg) were orally administered daily to constipated rats that had been maintained on a low-fiber diet for 5 weeks. EAA or senna were orally administered to the rats, then the frequency of diarrhea was measured over the next 16 h. n = 12.