Protective Effect of the Abelmoschus manihot Flower Extract on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice

Table 2

Histology score.

Score	Epithelium (E)	Infiltration (I)
0	Normal morphology	No infiltrate
1	Loss of goblet cells	Infiltrate around crypt basis
2	Loss of goblet cells in large areas	Infiltrate reaching to L. muscularis mucosae
3	Loss of crypts	Extensive infiltration reaching the L. muscularis mucosae and thickening of the mucosa with abundant edema
4	Loss of crypts in large areas	Infiltration of the L. submucosa

The total histological score represents the sum of the epithelium and infiltration score (total score = E + I).