Effects of Chinese herbs on salivary fluid secretion by isolated and perfused rat submandibular glands

Table 4 Fluid secretion induced by CCh with/without Phlegm-resolving/Body mass-softening/resolving CHs in SMG

Time (min)	ZJC (n = 10)		ZY (n = 12)		TR (n = 10)		CSJ (n = 10)
	FS (μL/g per min)	% of FS at 5 min	FS (μL/g per min)	% of FS at 5 min	FS (μL/g per min)	% of FS at 5 min	FS (μL/g per min)	% of FS at 5 min
(1) 4.95-5	67.0 ± 7.9	100.5 ± 0.7	63.5 ± 6.4	101.7 ± 0.3	53.8 ± 4.4	102.1 ± 0.8	46.2 ± 5.6	100.3 ± 0.4
(2) 19.95-20	85.9 ± 7.0b	135.2 ± 6.3a	70.8 ± 2.9	121.0 ± 8.5a	57.6 ± 4.2	111.0 ± 5.9	49.8 ± 6.7	107.2 ± 2.7a
(3) 24.95-25	98.3 ± 7.8a	154.7 ± 7.1a	83.8 ± 4.7a	141.0 ± 7.6a	66.0 ± 5.4b	126.0 ± 8.5a	55.4 ± 8.3	118.8 ± 8.0a
(4) 29.95-30	97.1 ± 7.8a	152.4 ± 6.4a	85.6 ± 5.6a	142.9 ± 7.1a	63.5 ± 5.2	121.9 ± 8.1a	54.1 ± 7.6	117.0 ± 8.9b
(5) 34.95-35	94.1 ± 7.4a	148.1 ± 6.9a	80.5 ± 5.0a	134.3 ± 6.5a	59.9 ± 5.4	114.3 ± 7.2b	50.8 ± 7.3	109.9 ± 9.2
(6) 9.95-10	1.6 ± 1.0	2.5 ± 1.4	1.4 ± 1.5	3.5 ± 3.1	-1.2 ± 0.7	-2.4 ± 1.5	0.5 ± 0.6	0.2 ± 0.9
(7) 14.95-15	1.0 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 1.3	-0.9 ± 0.3	-1.5 ± 0.6	-2.2 ± 1.0	-4.5 ± 2.0	2.3 ± 1.4	3.4 ± 1.8

The control and the values at a fixed time during addition of CH on CCh stimulation are shown

^bP < 0.1,

^aP < 0.05 vs FS at 4.95-5 min. ZJC: Zaojioci; ZY: Ziyuan; TR: Taoren; CSJ: Chuanshanjia.