Table 2.

Comparison of ginsenosides content (%) in flowers of Panax ginseng Meyer (FPG), Panax quinquefolius L. (FPQ), and Panax notoginseng Burk. (FPN)

Batch	Collection region/date	Protopanaxtriol-type				Protopanaxdiol-type ginsenoside										Tm-G	TG	TPPT/ TPPD	TG/ Tm-G	T
		Rg1	Re	m-Rg1	m-Re	Rb1	Rc	Rb2	Rb3	Rd	m-Rb1	m-Rc	m-Rb2	m-Rb3	m-Rd
FPG-1	Huanren/2013.7	1.13	4.18	0.17	0.82	0.58	0.97	0.67	0.24	2.14	0.41	0.24	0.79	0.15	1.10	3.68	9.91	1.15	2.69	13.59
FPG-2	Changbaishan/2013.5	1.03	4.23	0.12	0.65	0.58	1.03	0.77	0.25	2.16	0.29	0.19	0.52	0.07	0.77	2.61	10.05	1.10	3.85	12.66
FPG-3	Shenyang/2014.5	1.03	4.04	0.24	1.27	0.50	0.93	0.64	0.21	1.74	0.61	0.40	1.09	0.07	1.58	5.26	9.09	1.26	1.73	14.35
FPG-4	Huanren/2013.6	1.13	4.24	0.22	0.72	0.6	0.98	0.69	0.21	1.99	0.54	0.32	0.78	0.06	1.5	4.14	9.84	1.20	2.38	13.78
FPG-5	Changbaishan/2014.6	1.1	4.12	0.19	1.02	0.48	1.04	0.75	0.28	2.01	0.35	0.42	0.98	0.11	1.23	4.3	9.78	1.14	2.27	12.88
FPG-6	Changbaishan/2014.5	1.03	3.99	0.18	1.03	0.51	0.93	0.77	0.2	2.16	0.45	0.43	0.74	0.08	1.08	3.99	9.59	1.10	2.40	14.23
FPG-7	Shenyang /2013.5	1.33	4.31	0.24	1.17	0.56	0.95	0.64	0.24	1.89	0.43	0.36	0.81	0.13	1.34	4.48	9.92	1.32	2.21	14.03
FPG-8	Shenyang /2013.5	1.21	4.21	0.2	1.23	0.46	0.99	0.67	0.21	1.9	0.61	0.38	1.09	0.07	1.28	4.86	9.65	1.28	1.99	14.55
FPG-9	Tonghua/2014.6	1	4.04	0.19	0.94	0.54	1.06	0.63	0.2	2.03	0.65	0.33	0.93	0.09	1.12	4.25	9.5	1.13	2.24	13.78
FPG-10	Tonghua/2014.7	1.03	4.05	0.18	0.89	0.5	0.93	0.78	0.25	2	0.61	0.4	1.03	0.07	1.23	4.41	9.54	1.14	2.16	13.65
Mean		1.10	4.14	0.10	0.97	0.53	0.98	0.70	0.23	2.00	0.50	0.35	0.87	0.09	1.22	4.20	9.69	1.18	2.39	13.75
SD (n = 3)		0.10	0.11	0.04	0.21	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.13	0.13	0.08	0.18	0.03	0.22	0.71	0.28	0.08	0.57	0.60
FPQ-1	Changbaishan/2013.5	0.20	3.11	—	0.02	0.18	0.69	1.66	5.42	1.57	0.13	0.25	0.76	2.34	1.22	4.72	12.83	0.35	2.72	17.55
FPQ-2	Huanren/2013.7	0.22	3.10	—	0.01	0.19	0.60	1.61	5.84	1.58	0.10	0.17	0.65	2.10	0.93	3.96	13.14	0.34	3.32	17.1
FPQ-3	Shenyang/2014.5	0.19	2.74	—	0.01	0.16	0.66	1.58	5.33	1.27	0.12	0.24	0.84	2.70	1.10	5.01	11.93	0.33	2.38	16.94
FPQ-4	Tonghua/2014.6	0.2	2.98	—	0.01	0.15	0.59	1.63	5.4	1.44	0.11	0.25	0.76	2.23	0.98	4.34	16.72	0.23	3.85	17.67
FPQ-5	Tonghua/2014.7	0.18	3.05	—	0.01	0.2	0.61	1.59	5.58	1.39	0.12	0.22	0.7	2.55	1.02	4.62	17.21	0.23	3.73	17.98
Mean		0.20	3.00	—	0.01	0.18	0.63	1.61	5.51	1.45	0.12	0.23	0.74	2.38	1.05	4.53	14.37	0.30	3.20	17.45
SD (n = 3)		0.01	0.15	—	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.03	0.20	0.13	0.01	0.03	0.07	0.24	0.11	0.40	2.42	0.06	0.64	0.42
FPN-1	Tongrentang/2013.9	—	—	—	—	1.53	2.56	1.54	4.45	0.14	0.06	0.41	1.40	0.09	—	2.05	10.22	—	4.99	12.27
FPN-2	Yunnan/2013.3	—	—	—	—	1.17	1.87	1.41	3.92	0.09	0.07	0.47	1.46	0.10	—	2.2	8.46	—	3.85	10.66
FPN-3	Liaoning/20145	—	—	—	—	2.1	3.02	1.97	6.19	0.24	0.07	0.41	1.14	0.10	—	1.82	13.52	—	7.43	15.34
FPN-4	Yunnan/2014.6	—	—	—	—	1.97	2.77	1.76	5.53	0.15	0.06	0.44	1.43	0.09	—	2.02	12.18	—	6.03	14.02
FPN-5	Yunnan/2014.7	—	—	—	—	1.89	2.03	1.84	4.89	0.21	0.06	0.4	1.51	0.09	—	2.06	10.86	—	5.27	13.08
Mean		—	—	—	—	1.73	2.45	1.70	5.00	0.17	0.06	0.43	1.45	0.09	—	2.03	11.05	—	5.52	12.76
SD (n = 3)		—	—	—	—	0.38	0.49	0.23	0.89	0.06	0.01	0.03	0.12	0.01	—	014	1.92	—	1.33	1.77

T represents the content of the total ginsenosides using a colorimetric method. T_G and T_m-G represent the content of ginsenosides and malonyl-ginsenosides, respectively. T_PPD/T_PPT represent ratio of the total content of protopanaxdiol-type ginsenosides to protopanaxtriol-type ginsenosides; T_G/T_m-G represents the total content of determined malonyl-ginsenosides to the corresponding neutral ginsenosides

—, not detected; FPG, flowers of Panax ginseng Meyer; FPN, flowers of Panax notoginseng Burk.; FPQ, flowers of Panax quinquefolius L.; SD, standard deviation