Table 3.

Effects of different polar extracts of GGW and LXSSW on TBA-RS formation in the liver homogenate

Extracts		Yield (%)1)	Dosage (mg/mL)	Inhibition of TBA-RS formation (%)
GG	n-butanol layer	4.4	0.67	8.0±0.42
			1.34	36.4±0.81
			2.67	40.3±1.53
	Water layer	30.3	0.67	7.9±0.22
			1.34	40.2±1.69
			2.67	43.6±1.52
LXSS (3-4 yr)	n-butanol layer	5.0	0.67	11.4±0.12*
			1.34	47.3±1.09**
			2.67	63.2±0.45**
	Water layer	29.8	0.67	20.3±0.59**
			1.34	54.8±0.89***
			2.67	56.8±1.79***
LXSS (6-7 yr)	n-butanol layer	12.3	0.67	8.8±0.34
			1.34	41.4±0.52***
			2.67	51.8±0.37***
	Water layer	28.2	0.67	20.7±0.92***
			1.34	55.6±0.56***
			2.67	58.0±2.09***
LXSS (12-15 yr)	n-butanol layer	13.5	0.67	3.1±0.12
			1.34	45.4±0.69***
			2.67	65.4±0.66***
	Water layer	37.4	0.67	26.0±0.46
			1.34	62.6±1.32***
			2.67	62.0±1.82***

Significant difference between GGW and LXSSW on the same dosage of the same polar layer, ^*p<0.05, ^**p<0.01, and ^***p<0.001.

GGW, water extract of garden ginseng; LXSSW, water extract of Lin-Xia-Shan-Shen; TBA-RS, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance; GG, garden ginseng; LXSS, Lin-Xia-Shan-Shen.

¹⁾ Yield=weight of the residue/raw material.