Table 6. Ginsenoside contents of cultivated mountain ginseng with different ages

Ginsenosides Ginsenoside contents of cultivated mountain ginseng (mg/g)
3-years 5-years 7-years 9-years
PPD Rb1 2.75±0.381)Db2) 8.34±0.47Cb 9.09±0.18Ba 11.12±0.47Aa
Rb2 1.15±0.18Cd 2.83±0.17Bc 2.93±0.03Be 3.90±0.19Ad
Rc 1.21±0.18Dd 2.86±0.14Cc 3.26±0.03Bd 4.15±0.19Ad
Rd 0.30±0.04Def 1.13±0.08Af 1.01±0.02Bh 0.81±0.04Cg
Rg3 ND3)NS4)f NDh NDj NDh
F2 0.13±0.03Cf 0.27±0.15Ag 0.35±0.01Ai 0.21±0.01Bh
Compound K 0.01±0.00Cf 0.02±0.00Bh 0.03±0.00Aj 0.02±0.00Bh
Rh2 NDNSf NDh NDj NDh
PPT Re 4.37±0.39Ca 8.71±0.23Aa 8.07±0.10Bb 8.63±0.34Ab
Rf 1.09±0.11Bd 2.03±0.16Ad 2.27±0.06Af 2.40±0.55Ae
Rg1 1.74±0.21Dc 3.05±0.10Cc 3.75±0.16Bc 4.81±0.12Ac
Rg2 0.59±0.05Ce 1.46±0.09Ae 1.28±0.02Bg 1.29±0.09Bf
Total 13.36±1.57C 30.80±1.06B 32.03±0.40B 37.34±1.97A
1)Mean±SD.
2)Means with different superscript small letters in the same column and capital letters in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
3)ND, not detected.
4)NS, not significant.