Table III.

Effects of American ginseng on treating inflammation and ulceration in the colon induced by DSS

Treatment group	Inflammation score					Number of mice
	0	1	2	3	4
DSS 1.5 cycles	0 (0)a	0 (0)	2 (20)	2 (20)	6 (60)	10
DSS 2.5 cycles	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (50)	5 (50)	10
DSS + American ginseng 2.5 cycles	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (28.6)	3 (42.8)	2 (28.6)	7
DSS 3.5 cycles	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (35.7)	9 (64.3)	14
DSS + American ginseng 3.5 cyclesb	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (62.5)	3 (37.5)	0 (0)	8
Treatment group	Ulceration score					Number of mice
	0	1	2	3	4
DSS 1.5 cycles	0 (0)a	1 (10)	6 (60)	2 (20)	1 (10)	10
DSS 2.5 cycles	0 (0)	0 (0)	4 (40)	5 (50)	1 (10)	10
DSS + American ginseng 2.5 cycles	0 (0)	1 (14.3)	6 (85.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	7
DSS 3.5 cycles	0 (0)	2 (14.3)	3 (21.4)	5 (35.7)	4 (28.6)	14
DSS + American ginseng 3.5 cyclesc	0 (0)	5 (62.5)	3 (37.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8

^aNumber in brackets indicates percentage of mice.

^bThe P-value associated with the observed chi-square value, under the hypothesis of no differences between the two groups, is 0.0054 for the inflammation score.

^cThe P-value associated with the observed chi-square value, under the hypothesis of no differences between the two groups, is 0.0088 for the ulceration score.