Pharmacokinetics of Ginsenoside Rb1, Rg3, Rk1, Rg5, F2, and Compound K from Red Ginseng Extract in Healthy Korean Volunteers

Table 2

Biochemical analysis of human plasma from healthy Korean men before and after the oral administration of red ginseng extract.

Parameter	RG			BRG			-value
	Before	After	-value	Before	After	-value
ALT (U/L)	23.46 ± 9.67	20.85 ± 8.49	0.024	25.77 ± 12.39	25.23 ± 12.04	0.113	0.418
AST (U/L)	24.62 ± 7.04	20.08 ± 4.21	0.002	26.23 ± 8.15	25.15 ± 16.37	0.135	0.360
γ-GTP (U/L)	33.69 ± 15.15	31.31 ± 13.66	0.003	33.08 ± 14.54	31.00 ± 13.69	0.008	0.935

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.