ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of Liuwei Hezhong Powder on gastrointestinal motility and hormones,and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods The small intestinal propulsion ratio,endogastric residual rate and total gastrointestinal propulsion time in mice were observed after intragastric administration of Liuwei Hezhong Powder .Radioimmunoassay was applied to detect the changes of gastrin,motilin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in spleen asthenia rats.Results Compared with the blank control group,Liuwei Hezhong Powder can significantly improve the small intestinal propulsion,reduce endogastric residue and shorten total gastrointestinal propulsion time(P 0.05),but the high dosage group of Liuwei Hezhong Powder were especially remarkable(P