Interaction of Veratrum nigrum with Panax ginseng against Obesity: A Sang-ban Relationship

Table 1

Composition of experimental diets (g/kg).

Compositions	Control	HFD*	PG*	VN*	1 : 1*	Slinti*
Casein	200.0	265.0	265.0	265.0	265.0	265.0
L-Cystine	3.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Corn starch	397.486	—	—	—	—	—
Maltodextrin	132.0	160.0	160.0	160.0	160.0	160.0
Sucrose	100.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0
Lard	—	310.0	310.0	310.0	310.0	310.0
Soybean oil	70.0	30.0	30.0	30.0	30.0	30.0
Cellulose	50.0	65.5	65.5	65.5	65.5	65.5
Mineral mix^a	35.0	48.0	48.0	48.0	48.0	48.0
Calcium phasphate, dibasic	—	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
Vitamin mix^b	10.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0
Choline bitartrate	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
TBHQ, antioxidant^c	0.014	—	—	—	—	—
Blue food color	—	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
PG	—	—	0.75	—	—	—
VN	—	—	—	0.75	—	—
PG-VN combination	—	—	—	—	0.75	—
Slinti	—	—	—	—	—	0.75

aMineral mix, AIN-93G-MX (94046) containing (g/kg): calcium phosphate dibasic 500, sodium chloride 74, potassium citrate 220, potassium sulfate 52, magnesium oxide 24, manganous carbonate 3.5, ferric citrate 6, zinc carbonate 1.6, cupric carbonate 0.3, potassium iodate 0.0.1, sodium selenite 0.01, and chromium potassium sulfate 0.55. ^bVitamin mix, AIN-93-VX (94047), containing (g/kg): thiamin HCl 0.6, riboflavin 0.6, pyridoxine HCl 0.7, niacin 3, calcium pantothenate 1.6, folic acid 0.2, biotin 0.02, vitamin B12 (0.1 % trituration in mannitol) 1, dry vitamin A palmitate (500,00 U/g) 0.25, and menadione sodium bisulfite complex 0.15. ^cTBHQ: tertiary butylhydroquinone. *60 % of total calories come from fat. HFD: high-fat diet; PG: Panax ginseng; VN: Veratrum  nigrum; 1 : 1: PG-VN combination.