The Effect of Korean Red Ginseng on Sexual Function in Premenopausal Women: Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Clinical Trial

Table 2

The results of Female Sexual Function Index in the Korean red ginseng and placebo groups.

	KRG ()			Placebo ()			Period effect; ⁢()	Carryover effect; ⁢ ()	Treatment effect; ⁢ ()
	Baseline	8 wk		Baseline	8 wk
Desire	2.70 ± 0.65	3.70 ± 0.80	0.003	2.50 ± 0.64	3.05 ± 0.73	0.058	0.514	0.947	0.228
Arousal	3.00 ± 0.72	3.72 ± 0.90	0.040	2.92 ± 0.55	3.55 ± 0.81	0.017	0.693	0.883	0.431
Lubrication	3.97 ± 0.78	4.23 ± 0.84	0.562	3.76 ± 0.81	4.31 ± 0.80	0.054	0.022	0.306	0.770
Orgasm	3.20 ± 0.64	3.90 ± 1.01	0.028	3.42 ± 0.60	4.18 ± 0.62	0.007	0.288	0.789	0.288
Satisfaction	3.40 ± 0.50	4.00 ± 0.85	0.027	3.49 ± 0.60	3.89 ± 0.69	0.040	0.354	0.579	0.894
Pain	3.87 ± 1.17	4.43 ± 1.34	0.212	3.96 ± 1.30	4.80 ± 0.74	0.012	0.764	0.411	0.096
Total	20.13 ± 2.87	23.98 ± 4.10	0.015	20.06 ± 2.64	23.78 ± 3.28	0.003	0.266	0.535	0.702

KRG: Korean red ginseng.
Wilcoxon signed rank test using baseline and treatment of 8 weeks.
Wilcoxon signed rank test using KRG and placebo.