Table 3.

The content of astragaloside I, astragaloside IV, formononetin, cinnamic acid, paeoniflorin, gingerol in lab-made herbal extract (EX) and five brands (A–E) of HGW herbal pharmaceutical products.

Components	EX	A	B	C	D	E
Astragaloside I	0.46 ± 0.024	0.31 ± 0.007	0.52 ± 0.005	0.81 ± 0.004	0.39 ± 0.006	0.36 ± 0.001
Astragaloside IV	0.09 ± 0.002	0.12± 0.005	0.16 ± 0.003	0.10 ± 0.003	0.08± 0.002	0.07 ± 0.001
Formononetin	0.83 ± 0.021	0.31 ± 0.004	0.68 ± 0.010	0.46 ± 0.006	0.54 ± 0.006	0.34 ± 0.002
Cinnamic acid	0.24 ± 0.010	0.32 ± 0.009	0.34 ± 0.005	0.19 ± 0.006	0.31 ± 0.007	0.17 ± 0.004
Paeoniflorin	4.15 ± 0.044	2.26 ± 0.013	3.72 ± 0.003	2.09 ± 0.047	2.97 ± 0.002	1.67 ± 0.016
Gingerol	0.08 ± 0.003	0.91 ± 0.006	0.25 ± 0.007	0.36 ± 0.010	0.30 ± 0.007	0.80 ± 0.001

Each value is expressed as the mean ± S.E.M (n = 3) and the unit is mg/g.