Farnesol, a Sesquiterpene Alcohol in Herbal Plants, Exerts Anti-Inflammatory and Antiallergic Effects on Ovalbumin-Sensitized and -Challenged Asthmatic Mice

Table 1

AIN-76 and farnesol feed formula ingredients.

Ingredients (g/kg diet)	Formulas
	AIN-76	FL	FM	FH
Casein	200	200	200	200
DL-methionine	3	3	3	3
Corn starch	150	150	150	150
Sucrose	500	500	500	500
Fiber	50	50	50	50
Soybean oil	50	50	50	50
Mineral mixture	35	35	35	35
Vitamin mixture	10	10	10	10
Choline bitartrate (41% choline)	2	2	2	2
Farnesol	0	38 L	188 L	753 L
Farnesol (%)	0	0.003	0.017	0.067
Suggested mg farnesol/kg BW/day	0	5	25	100
Calorie density (Kcal/g)	3.85
Nutrients (% of total calories)
Carbohydrate	67.5%
Protein	20.8%
Fat	11.7%
Total	100%

FL, low dose farnesol (0.003% in AIN-76 feed); FM, medium dose farnesol (0.017% in AIN-76 feed); FH, high dose farnesol (0.067% in AIN-76 feed).