Table 6 The effect of sweating treatment on water, total ash, acid-insoluble ash and ethanol extracts.

From: Study on effects of sweating treatment and different drying methods on the quality of Gentianae macrophyllae Radix

Factor

Water (%)

Total ash (%)

Acid insoluble ash (%)

Ethanol extracts (%)

Sweating treatment

7.309 ± 0.619

7.332 ± 1.284

2.309 ± 1.102

38.804 ± 0.670

Without sweating treatment

7.271 ± 0.739

7.097 ± 0.282

2.735 ± 0.235

42.237 ± 1.305*

  1. (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, calculate by SPSS).
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