Analysis of Yield of Eleutherosides B and E in Acanthopanax divaricatus and A. koreanum Grown with Varying Cultivation Methods

Table 1

The contents of eleutherosides B (1) and E (2) in A. divaricatus and A. koreanum divided by plant section.

Sample	Plant section*	Content (mg/g)
		1	2	Total
A. divaricatus	Ps-1	—	5.841 ± 0.054^a	5.841 ± 0.054
	Ps-2	—	3.443 ± 0.147^c	3.443 ± 0.147
	Ps-3	—	3.922 ± 0.019^b	3.922 ± 0.019
	Ps-4	0.034 ± 0.013	3.078 ± 0.046^d	3.112 ± 0.059
	Ps-5	—	2.466 ± 0.060^e	2.466 ± 0.060
A. koreanum	Ps-1	3.229 ± 0.101^b	3.722 ± 0.008^a	6.951 ± 0.109
	Ps-2	2.482 ± 0.021^e	1.857 ± 0.010^d	4.339 ± 0.031
	Ps-3	2.601 ± 0.020^d	1.822 ± 0.004^e	4.423 ± 0.024
	Ps-4	3.080 ± 0.036^c	2.365 ± 0.004^c	5.445 ± 0.040
	Ps-5	3.801 ± 0.013^a	3.559 ± 0.020^b	7.360 ± 0.033

∗Plant sections are as shown in Figure 1(a).
Data are presented as the mean ± SD (𝑛 = 3) in mg/g of the dried samples.
Means followed by the different superscript letters (a–e) are significantly different by Duncan's multiple range tests.