Research Article

A 4-Week Repeated Oral Dose Toxicity Study of Ssanghwa-Tang in Crl:CD Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 2

Amounts of ten marker components in the SHT decoction at 0, 1, and 4 weeks by HPLC (n=3).

CompoundAmount (mg/extract g)Source
0 week1 week4 week
MeanSD (×10−1)RSD (%)MeanSD (×10−1)RSD (%)MeanSD (×10−1)RSD (%)

5-HMF0.940.060.660.920.182.000.920.192.08RRP
Albiflorin1.690.231.371.640.140.881.650.171.06PR
Paeoniflorin15.681.320.8415.633.322.1315.812.991.89PR
Liquiritin apioside3.510.411.183.410.561.643.520.521.48GRR
Liquiritin0.880.151.720.860.141.650.850.070.85GRR
Ferulic acid0.510.030.680.490.132.650.490.040.78CR
Nodakenin1.830.301.641.860.170.941.830.201.09AGR
Coumarin0.140.042.520.150.021.330.140.021.69CC
Cinnamic acid0.090.000.480.090.010.840.090.010.65CC
Glycyrrhizin7.000.560.817.000.841.206.951.992.86GRR

RRP: Rehmanniae Radix Preparata; PR: Paeoniae Radix; GRR: Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; CR: Cnidii Rhizoma; AGR: Angelicae Gigantis Radix; CC: Cinnamomi Cortex.