Table 1 Effect of black ginseng extract on general characteristics of mice fed different experimental diets for 8 weeks (means ± SD)

2.65 ± 0.24

2.48 ± 0.34

2.45 ± 0.24

2.55 ± 0.29

2.54 ± 0.24

2.27 ± 0.19**

2.20 ± 0.15**

2.30 ± 0.31*

24.61 ± 0.46

25.09 ± 0.36

24.85 ± 0.71

25.25 ± 0.70

33.78 ± 1.33

46.89 ± 1.64*

43.87 ± 3.20*^,#

42.18 ± 1.70*^,##

1.37 ± 0.13

2.91 ± 0.20*

2.83 ± 0.14*

2.61 ± 0.19*^,###

3.39 ± 0.41

4.86 ± 0.78*

4.05 ± 0.52*^,#

3.35 ± 0.22^##