Table 6.

Biochemistry Test Result of Female 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±0.4	7.5±0.3	7.5±0.3	6.4–8 3
	After	7.6±0.4	7.6±0.4	7.6±0.3
Albumin (g/dL)	Before	4.6±0.2	4.5±0.2	4.6±0.2	3.8–5.1
	After	4.5±0.2	4.5±0.2	4.5±0.2
A/G ratio	Before	1.5±0.2	1.5±0.2	1.6±0.2
	After	1.5±0.2	1.5±0.2	1.5±0.1
T. bilirubin (mg/dL)	Before	0.8±0.3	0.8±0.3	0.7±0.2	0.1–1.2
	After	0.8±0.3	0.8±0.2	0.8±0.3
AST (IU/L)	Before	19.8±3.2	21.7±6.1	20.8±5.4	0–40
	After	20.9±8.0	21.6±6.4	20.7±4.7
ALT (IU/L)	Before	14.8±6.8	17.5±8.0	16.3±8.3	0–40
	After	16.3±10.2	17.7±9.0	16.2±5.8
ALP (IU/L)	Before	57.5±12.7	59.1±14.3	59.8±19.9	30–120
	After	57.4±14.2	59.1±15.8	59.4±19.7
r‐GTP (IU/L)	Before	15.1±6.7	16.7±7.8	15.5±6.1	0–64
	After	14.3±5.0	17.5±14.9	15.1±5.8
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Before	189.2±31.0	195.9±31.3	197.9±41.8	140–271
	After	188.0±25.5	194.1±29.5	200.8±47.0
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	Before	103.0±68.1	108.0±65.2	96.6±64.3	130–220
	After	112.0±70.3	117.3±77.4	107.6±64.3
HDL‐Chol (mg/dL)	Before	55.5±11.4	53.8±11.4	55.4±10.6	42–88
	After	54.0±11.1	53.6±11.0	54.9±10.2
Glucose (mg%)	Before	86.9±7.6	86.5±7.4	87.2±9.2	70–115
	After	89.3±8.1	88.8±7.3	89.4±9.3
Creatinine (mg/dL)	Before	0.7±0.1	0.7±0.1	0.7±0.1	0.4–1.5
	After	0.8±0.1	0.8±0.1	0.8±0.1
BUN (mg/dL)	Before	12.5±3.3	12.5±2.7	12.6±3.0	5–24
	After	12.4±3.2	11.4±2.4	12.8±3.4

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.