American Ginseng Extract (Panax quinquefolius L.) Is Safe in Long-Term Use in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Change in AST, ALT, creatinine, urates, PT, and INR within control and AG intervention groups.

Parameter	Control group (𝑛=39)		Δ (%)	Intervention group (𝑛=35)		Δ (%)
	Week 0	Week 12		Week 0	Week 12
AST (U/L)	21.1±7.46	20.9±7.02	0.26 (1.23)	19.6±6.73	18.3±4.17	1.32 (6.74)
ALT (U/L)	24.7±10.95	24.7±11.66	−0.04 (−0.16)	25.5±12.67	23.9±10.25	1.65 (6.47)
Creatinine (𝜇mol/L)	83.78±18.97	85.0±15.47	−1.28 (−1.49)	82.3±15.85	84.1±15.49	−1.74 (−2.11)
Urates (𝜇mol/L)	309.7±68.21	294.8±79.26	14.9 (4.8)	314.1±82.27	311.9±87.49	2.2 (0.7)
PT	100.3±11.53	101.2±10.78	−0.93 (−0.93)	98.1±8.54	98.7±9.35	−0.58 (−0.59)
INR	0.9±0.08	1.0±0.07	−0.01 (−1.01)	1.0±0.08	0.9±0.05	0.04 (3.96)

Data expressed as mean ± SD.