Berberine prevents stress-induced gut inflammation and visceral hypersensitivity and reduces intestinal motility in rats

Figure 7 Effects of berberine on total gastrointestinal transit and small intestinal transit. Total gastrointestinal transit and small intestinal transit in the control group, water avoidance stress (WAS) group, rifaximin group, 25 mg/kg berberine (BBR) group, and 100 mg/kg BBR group are shown. Letters a, b, and c: P < 0.05 compared with those in the control group, WAS group, and 25 mg/kg BBR group, respectively. WAS: Water avoidance stress; BBR: Berberine.