Research Article

Benefit Effect of Dendrobium officinale Ultrafine Powder on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis Rats by Improving Colon Mucosal Barrier

Table 1

Scoring standard of the disease activity index (DAI) [20].

ScoreBody weight decrease rate (%)Fecal propertyHematochezia status

00NormalNormal
11–5Semiloose (+)Feces with occult blood (+)
26–10Semiloose (++)Feces with occult blood (++)
311–15Loose (+)Bloody feces (+)
4>15Loose (++)Bloody feces (++)