Table 5.

Biochemistry Test Result of Male Subjects After 4 Weeks Administration of Panax ginseng (PG)

Variables	Treatment	Placebo BID	PG 500 mg BID	PG 1000 mg BID	Reference range
Total protein (g/dL)	Before	7.6±0.3	7.5±0.4	7.5±0.3	6.4–8.3
	After	7.6±0.3	7.6±0.4	7.7±0.4
Albumin (g/dL)	Before	4.7±0.3	4.8±0.2	4.7±0.2	3.8–5.1
	After	4.7±0.2	4.7±0.2	4.7±0.2
A/G ratio	Before	1.6±0.2	1.7±0.1	1.7±0.2
	After	1.6±0.2	1.7±0.2	1.6±0.2
T. bilirubin (mg/dL)	Before	1.1±0.4	1.0±0.2	0.9±0.4	0.1–1.2
	After	1.1±0.5	0.9±0.3	1.0±0.4
AST (IU/L)	Before	24.4±10.6	22.2±5.5	21.8±4.5	0–40
	After	22.9±7.6	23.6±6.1	21.2±4.6
ALT (IU/L)	Before	26.4±19.3	21.4±11.6	21.0±9.1	0–40
	After	24.6±12.7	21.5±9.7	19.5±6.4
ALP (IU/L)	Before	65.9±17.3	79.7±21.1	61.5±9.8	30–120
	After	68.8±18.7	80.4±21.4	63.4±11.0
r‐GTP (IU/L)	Before	28.6±14.1	24.6±12.7	28.2±17.7	0–64
	After	25.4±11.2	24.1±11.0	24.8±11.8
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Before	209.4±38.9	187.0±42.5	201.9±33.7	140–271
	After	206.8±47.0	188.1±25.3	199.6±26.3
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	Before	144.4±111.4	130.4±61.1	145.6±82.5	130–220
	After	153.6±96.4	138.0±86.3	155.3±59.3
HDL‐Chol (mg/dL)	Before	47.8±11.0	48.5±8.7	49.1±7.3	42–88
	After	45.3±10.5	49.3±10.6	48.1±7.1
Glucose (mg%)	Before	91.1±7.8	88.9±9.3	91.6±5.9	70–115
	After	96.6±10.7	92.3±10.0	96.5±10.6
Creatinine (mg/dL)	Before	1.0±0.1	1.0±0.1	1.0±0.1	0.4–1.5
	After	1.1±0.2	1.0±0.1	1.0±0.2
BUN (mg/dL)	Before	13.7±3.7	13.3±2.8	13.7±2.5	5–24
	After	12.6±2.4	12.7±3.6	12.9±3.0

Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation.

A/G, albumin to globulin ratio; T. bilirubin, total bilirubin; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; r-GTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HDL-Chol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.