Table 5.

Lupenone and β-sitosterol levels at different harvest times of Rhizoma Musae sample collection.

Sample Month	Lupenone Content (µg/g) ± SD	β-Sitosterol Content (µg/g) ± SD
January	209.9 ± 4.3	312.9 ± 6.2
February	534.4 ± 12.1	464.1 ± 7.8
March	261.9 ± 7.3	468.0 ± 8.7
April	278.1 ± 5.2	467.6 ± 5.4
May	498.2 ± 9.1	360.7 ± 9.2
June	1562.5 ± 20.6	542.7 ± 12.7
July	296.6 ± 11.8	299.3 ± 7.1
August	244.9 ± 4.2	359.6 ± 6.8
September	176.7 ± 5.8	357.0 ± 5.4
October	204.2 ± 4.3	290.5 ± 4.1
November	225.8 ± 5.9	255.5 ± 6.6
December	178.9 ± 3.9	214.9 ± 4.3