HPLC chromatograms and contents of saponins in P. notoginseng. (A) HPLC chromatogram profiles of P. notoginseng plants. 1. Notoginseng R1; 2. Ginsenoside Rg1; 3. Ginsenoside Re; 4. Ginsenoside Rb1; 5. Ginsenoside Rc; 6. Ginsenoside Rb2; 7. Ginsenoside Rd. (B) Contents of the seven saponins in 2-year-old P. notoginseng. (C) Contents of the seven saponins in 3-year-old P. notoginseng. NG: notoginsenoside; G: ginsenoside; PTS: total amount of 20(S)-protopanaxatriol saponins (PDS) including notoginsenoside R1 and ginsenosides Rg1 and Re; PDS: total amount of PDS including ginsenoside Rb1, Rc, Rb2, and Rd; Total: total amount of PTS and PDS including notoginsenoside R1 and ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, and Rd. Different letters represent significant difference among the five parts at P<0.05.