Antioxidant and physiological effects of Si-Wu-Tang on skin and liver: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Table 2 Various plasma oxidative indexes in placebo and SWT treated healthy subjects

Group	TEAC (µM/mL)	p value*	TBARS (μM/L)	p value*	GSH (μM/L)	p value*
Baseline
Placebo	0.34 ± 0.07^a	0.82	1.43 ± 0.47^a	0.87	14.18 ± 2.30^b	0.67
SWT	0.35 ± 0.07^b	0.82	1.40 ± 0.44^a	0.87	14.19 ± 2.48^b	0.67
3rd month
Placebo	0.34 ± 0.04^a	0.001	1.42 ± 0.43^a	0.001	14.19 ± 2.79^a	0.83
SWT	0.40 ± 0.07^b	0.001	0.83 ± 0.28^b	0.001	14.31 ± 2.72^a	0.83
6th month
Placebo	0.35 ± 0.03^a	0.001	1.45 ± 0.32^a	0.001	14.16 ± 2.85^a	0.88
SWT	0.59 ± 0.06^a	0.001	0.68 ± 0.23^c	0.001	14.35 ± 2.94^b	0.88

Values were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 55). Data within the same column of each group bearing different superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05)
* Student’s t test was used to assess statistical significance between placebo and Si Wu Tang (SWT)

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