Alleviating the Hydrolysis of Carbohydrates, Tangzhiqing (TZQ) Decreased the Postprandial Glycemia in Healthy Volunteers: An Eight-Period Crossover Study

Table 1

Randomized list of the administration sequences in each subgroup.

	Subgroup A1 (n = 2)	Subgroup A2 (n = 2)	Subgroup A3 (n = 2)	Subgroup A4 (n = 2)	Subgroup A5 (n = 1)	Subgroup A6 (n = 1)	Subgroup A7 (n = 1)	Subgroup A8 (n = 1)
Period 1	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose
Period 2	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose
Period 3	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ
Period 4	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ
Period 5	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ
Period 6	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ
Period 7	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose	Starch + TZQ
Period 8	Starch + TZQ	Maltodextrin + TZQ	Sucrose + TZQ	Maltose + TZQ	Glucose + TZQ	Glucose	Glucose	Glucose

The influences of 3-, 6-, and 9-tablet TZQ on the blood glucose levels were evaluated following the oral administration of the carbohydrates to subjects in the low-dose group, middle-dose group, and high-dose group, respectively.