Table 1.
Formulation and calculated composition of experimental diets.
| Ingredients (% wt/wt) | Control | Cholesterol | Li-Fu formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chow diet, (Rodent 5001) | 99.5 | 99.3 | 97.3 |
| Soybean oil | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Cholesterol | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Li-Fu formula | |||
| Celery(a) | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| Black fungus(b) | 0 | 0 | 0.646 |
| Mushroom(c) | 0 | 0 | 0.848 |
| Saliva miltiorrhiza | 0 | 0 | 0.152 |
| Crataegi cuneata | 0 | 0 | 0.152 |
| A. stragali radix | 0 | 0 | 0.152 |
(a)Celery is also known as Apium graveolens; (b)Black fungus indicates Wood ear, or pinyin: mù ěr, lit. “wood ear" or “tree ear" are commonly sold in Asian markets as dietary supplement; (c)The standard for the name “mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.