Table 2
Comparative acidic polysacchar ide contents of both white and red ginseng according to six extraction steps

Sample 1st extraction1) 2nd extraction2) Acidic pololysaccharide contentent (mg/g) 6th extraction6) Total
3rd extraction3) 4th extraction4) 5th extraction5)
White ginseng 129 137 149 186 223 248 1,072
Red ginseng 135 154 164 196 214 251 1,114
1)65℃ 70% EtOH; 2)75℃ 60% EtOH; 3)80℃ 50% EtOH; 4)85℃ 40% EtOH; 5)90℃ 20% EtOH; 6)95℃ 0% EtOH.
All extraction conditions performed for 12hr.