Table 1.

Characterization of Korean red ginseng root extract (KRGE) fractions.

		KRGE	SF	NSF	NFP
Ginsenoside (mg/g)	Rb1	6.23	101.79	ND	ND
	Rb2	2.45	35.58	ND	ND
	Rc	2.94	41.74	ND	ND
	Rd	1.27	14.05	ND	ND
	Re	0.93	23.13	ND	ND
	Rf	1.37	20.54	ND	ND
	Rg1	0.64	17.28	ND	ND
	Rg2s	1.78	20.61	ND	ND
	Rg3r	1.77	21.80	ND	ND
	Rg3s	3.50	44.53	ND	ND
	Rh1	1.68	15.33	ND	ND
	Total	24.56	356.37	0.00	0.00
AP (mg/g)		98.46	5.09	98.02	438.08

AP: acidic polysaccharide; ND: not detected; NSF: nonsaponin fraction; NFP: nonsaponin fraction with rich polysaccharide; SF: saponin fraction.