Table 2 The free sugars content of fermented Cynanchi wilfordii Radix

Fermentation period (day)	Content (mg/100 g)
	80% EtOH extract				Water extract
	Rhamnose	Fructose	Glucose	Sucrose	Rhamnose	Fructose	Glucose	Sucrose
	0	2967.01±85.051)^a2)	404.07±4.36^a	386.60±224.15^c	4029.07±61.28^a	1207.76±8.57^a	291.49±4.60^a	468.04±4.94^c	5462.19±5.92^a
	4	1240.18±177.69^b	105.70±21.20^b	10707.93±86.69^a	456.01±55.37^b	992.02±167.37^a	62.17±1.70^c	6997.75±4.31^b	437.40±417.53^b
8	330.31±83.91^c	93.80±12.42^b	4570.63±16.80^b	471.22±56.18^b	237.04±28.31^b	146.84±26.02^b	6578.63±18.54^a	374.75±38.55^b

Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range tests.