Research Article
A Comparison Study of the Effect on IBS-D Rats among Ginger-Partitioned Moxibustion, Mild Moxibustion, and Laser Moxibustion
Table 2
Bristol stool scale classification of rat stool samples.
| Performance | Characteristics | Score |
| Constipation | Separated hard lumps | 1 | Sausage-like lumps | 2 |
| Normal | Strip-shaped excrement with fractures | 3 | Soft and slick snake-like strip | 4 |
| Diarrhea | Soft crumbs with clear boundary | 5 | Fluffy paste with ragged borders | 6 | Watery stool without solid lumps | 7 |
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