Use of spray-dried powder derived from lactic acid bacterial strains and herbal extracts for promoting defecation

A method for promoting defecation, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition which includes a spray-dried powder of TYCA06 derived from a cell-free culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06, and an herbal extract which includes a date plum extract, a semen cassiae extract, and a lotus leaf extract,

• wherein based on a total weight of the composition, the spray-dried powder of TYCA06 derived from the cell-free culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 is present in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 10 wt %, the date plum extract is present in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 20 wt %, the semen cassiae extract is present in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %, and the lotus leaf extract is present in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %.