Table 2.
The results of Female Sexual Function Index in the Korean red ginseng and placebo groups.
| KRG (n = 23) | Placebo (n = 23) | Period effect (p) |
Carryover effect (p) |
Treatment effect (p)‡ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 8 wk | p † | Baseline | 8 wk | p † | ||||
| Desire | 2.70 ± 0.65 | 3.70 ± 0.80 | 0.003 | 2.50 ± 0.64 | 3.05 ± 0.73 | 0.058 | 0.514 | 0.947 | 0.228 |
| Arousal | 3.00 ± 0.72 | 3.72 ± 0.90 | 0.040 | 2.92 ± 0.55 | 3.55 ± 0.81 | 0.017 | 0.693 | 0.883 | 0.431 |
| Lubrication | 3.97 ± 0.78 | 4.23 ± 0.84 | 0.562 | 3.76 ± 0.81 | 4.31 ± 0.80 | 0.054 | 0.022 | 0.306 | 0.770 |
| Orgasm | 3.20 ± 0.64 | 3.90 ± 1.01 | 0.028 | 3.42 ± 0.60 | 4.18 ± 0.62 | 0.007 | 0.288 | 0.789 | 0.288 |
| Satisfaction | 3.40 ± 0.50 | 4.00 ± 0.85 | 0.027 | 3.49 ± 0.60 | 3.89 ± 0.69 | 0.040 | 0.354 | 0.579 | 0.894 |
| Pain | 3.87 ± 1.17 | 4.43 ± 1.34 | 0.212 | 3.96 ± 1.30 | 4.80 ± 0.74 | 0.012 | 0.764 | 0.411 | 0.096 |
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| Total | 20.13 ± 2.87 | 23.98 ± 4.10 | 0.015 | 20.06 ± 2.64 | 23.78 ± 3.28 | 0.003 | 0.266 | 0.535 | 0.702 |
KRG: Korean red ginseng.
†Wilcoxon signed rank test using baseline and treatment of 8 weeks.
‡Wilcoxon signed rank test using KRG and placebo.